AFSCME in Driver’s Seat on Road to White House

by   |  February 20, 2007

The road to the White House starts tomorrow in Carson City, Nevada -- and AFSCME active and retiree members are in the driver’s seat! AFSCME will host a presidential forum tomorrow at noon Pacific (3:00 Eastern, 2:00 Central, 1:00 Mountain) with eight Democratic candidates. The forum will be moderated by ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos, who will ask these and other questions on our members’ minds:

• Will they pledge to support public service workers and the services we provide?
• What will they do to protect Social Security and ensure that every American retires in dignity?
• How will they make college more affordable for poor and middle class families?

The forum is already getting major attention across the country, including this write-up in the Washington Post. And AFSCME President Gerald McEntee wrote about the forum in his latest Huffington Post contribution. And the best part? Even though the event is exclusively for AFSCME active and retiree members and retirees, the entire country can watch the forum live on C-SPAN and the ABC News website.