We Are on Our Way to the White House!

by   |  June 19, 2007

posted by Richard Acevedo, Unit President 7567, Port Washington School District CSEA, AFSCME Local 1000 The Leadership Conference is a critical step in AFSCME’s preparation to elect a working family candidate to the White House. Yesterday, I participated in two workshops, one on organizing and the other on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), an initiative that will make it easier for workers to gain union representation. Today, coming into the Presidential Forum, I was very interested in seeing what the different candidates’ plans were, especially when it came to affordable health care and the labor movement. I wanted to see candidates who realize that once they are elected, AFSCME will hold them accountable. I believe I saw just that. Now I’m heading for the EFCA rally on Capitol Hill. Today’s temperature is supposed to be higher than 90 degrees but this fight is worth it. In this election, working families will pave the way to change. We will make our voices heard at the rally and the remainder of the Leadership Conference. After that, we are on our way to the White House!