The Place to Be in Washington, D.C.

by   |  June 18, 2007

Nearly 2,000 AFSCME members and activists have converged on Washington, D.C., for the union's 2007 AFSCME Leadership Conference (June 18-20), where six Presidential hopefuls will make their pitch. Event highlights include AFSCME's second Presidential Forum on Tuesday, moderated by "Hardball" host Chris Matthews and covered live on MSNBC. Democratic candidates U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, former U.S. Senator John Edwards, U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Senator Barack Obama and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will attend. Popular radio show hosts Ed Shultz and Air America's Laura Flanders will broadcast live from the forum. Right after the event, members will have a unique chance to express their support for the Employee Free Choice Act in a massive rally on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, attendees will hear from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. For more news and announcements about the event, visit AFSCME.org.