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Frequently Asked Questions
Why Unions?
As a part of
fulfilling our mission, the TRCP partnered with 20 of America’s
AFL-CIO affiliated labor unions, representing over 4.5 million union
workers and 10,000 locals across the US and Canada, to create the
Union Sportsmen's Alliance. An independent, scientific poll of
union workers revealed that 70% of the participants hunt and/or
fish. Based on that figure, we can assume that approximately 3.2
million members of the labor unions affiliated with the TRCP are
hunters, anglers or both.
These 3.2
million members who hunt, fish and recreate in the outdoors easily
make up America’s largest block of sportsmen and women who are
without any formal affiliation with a conservation or outdoor
organization. This new TRCP / Union dedicated program represents a
significant but logical step forward in the TRCP’s ongoing efforts
to organize, activate and engage large segments of America’s outdoor
community to take action on our nation’s most critical hunting,
fishing and conservation issues.At the same time, the USA will
extend union member benefits beyond the workplace into the woods and
onto the water to better fulfill on the union promise of "Work Union
- Live Better."
How will
USA help TRCP achieve its mission?
Due to the
strength and influence of the USA and its hundreds of thousands of
new voices, it will greatly aid the TRCP in achieving its mission to
“Guarantee all Americans a place to hunt and fish” through its
policy initiatives. The USA will also offer an ideal audience of
sportsmen and women through which TRCP can spread the word about
issues like access and fish and wildlife conservation.
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