For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee Applauds Senate Vote on Overtime Regulations
AFSCME salutes all of the Senators who came together today to fight for the fundamental rights of workers to be compensated for the overtime they work. The passage of Senator Tom Harkin's (D-IA) amendment to protect the rights of employees is a victory for all working families in this nation.
Tens of thousands of AFSCME members, many of whom depend on their overtime and earned comp time to care for their children and elderly parents, would be affected by the President's blatantly anti-worker measure.
President Bush has threatened to veto any bill that includes opposition to his overtime regulations, so this fight is far from over. More than three million jobs have been lost since President Bush took office. His time would be better spent putting Americans back to work instead of trying to rob the paychecks of millions of hardworking men and women.
