Workers Are Not a “Special Interest”

by   |  January 02, 2008

In his most recent entry on the Huffington Post, President Gerald W. McEntee sets the record straight on Sen. Barack Obama’s health care plan, AFSCME’s critique of it, and the labeling of labor unions as “special interests.”

When it comes to health care, our union and the labor movement in general are not a “special interest.” We fight for the general interest. Our campaign for health care for all is about our commitment to a better America, and no one in America should go without the medical care they need as so many in our country do now.

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