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Headlines from the AFSCME Presidential Forum

Press coverage from the AFSCME Presidential Forum held Tuesday, June 19, 2007.

Democrats woo union voters at AFSCME forum
By Aaron Blake
The Hill
June 19, 2007

Several Democratic presidential candidates wooed union voters Tuesday at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) leadership forum. … All morning, candidates tried to outdo each other in a show of support for unions.

Democratic Candidates Appeal to Union Workers
By Jess Davis
Scripps Howard
June 19, 2007

Five Democratic presidential candidates tried to show they could relate to the working and middle classes Tuesday at a conference of 2,000 union members. ... This was AFSCME's second presidential forum of the year. Organization President Gerald W. McEntee said active campaign support from union members, and not just their votes, will help Democrats take back the White House. "We'll have a grassroots army that is second to none," he said.

Listen to President McEntee on The Ed Schultz Show: Recorded Live at the AFSCME Presidential Forum on June 19th

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