Today We Change the Course

by   |  November 07, 2006

From AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee Today, Americans will make a choice. We will choose not to stay the course -- but instead to change the course of our country. With our votes, we will demand a new direction in Iraq. With our votes, we will demand and end to the misplaced priorities that have meant tax cuts for the super wealthy paid for on the backs of middle America. Today, we stand up for national security, job security, retirement security, and health care security. Today, we take back all of America for working families. This election is personal for AFSCME members. It is not just about national issues. The results can directly affect our contracts. For years, the right wing has worked to weaken us at the bargaining table. If we elect a progressive majority in Washington and in state capitols across the country, we will have allies instead of adversaries in our effort for strong contracts with affordable health insurance, fair pay and real job security. That's why all across America, hundreds of thousands of AFSCME members have worked hard to make this change happen. From phone banking in Philadelphia to canvassing in Des Moines to door knocking in Spokane. In fact, y labor’s efforts, including those of Joel Gutzki, a member of AFSCME Local 1390 in Lansing MI, were recently profiled in an Associated Press story. Today, we will show our brothers and sisters that their work mattered. Every workplace leaflet handed out, every phone call made, every door knocked on will mean fairer contracts, a bigger voice, and a stronger America. Today, we will change America for the better. We have the power.