TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF WORKING PEOPLE AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. TO MOBILIZE MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. TO STRIVE TO VANQUISH OPPRESSION AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER FOR ALL PEOPLE - REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, GENDER, RELIGION, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.