Phones have been ringing up and down both coasts of Florida, a crucial swing state in the presidential election, as UFT Retired Teachers Chapter members mobilize to get out the vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. This year, the union volunteers are making these calls from home for safety reasons. And instead of urging fellow union members to go to the polls on Nov. 3, they’re making sure members receive mail-in ballots and quickly return them. The pandemic has pushed the political action volunteers to strengthen their digital game. Using the Labor Action Network, a system that tracks the voting habits and histories of AFL-CIO members, “we can see who’s a registered Democrat, Republican or Independent, and who else is in the household,” said Stewart Cohen, the RTC Florida West Coast Section coordinator. “We use that data to make our phone lists.” above: RTC Tampa Bay Section Coordinator Lynne Winderbaum works from home to get out the vote. — Linda Ocasio