2007 Press Releases
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Nov 13
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee On Bush’s Veto of Labor-HHS
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Oct 31
AFSCME Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Politically Active Union Pledges to Mobilize Volunteer Army for Senator Hillary Clinton in Iowa and Across America
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Oct 18
“Morally Outrageous Vote Slashes Health Care for Ten Million Kids”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the House Override Vote for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
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Oct 03
McEntee to Bush: “Veto is Callous and Immoral”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Presidential Veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
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Oct 02
With America on Our Side, We're Battling Bush on the Budget
Remarks Delivered by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee to a Capitol Hill Press Conference on Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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Sep 27
McEntee to Bush: “Don’t Veto Health Care for Kids”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Senate Vote on the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
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Sep 19
It Is Time to Pass ENDA
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee On the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
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Aug 05
Gerald W. McEntee, AFL-CIO Battleground States Conference
Delivered at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, August 5, 2007.
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Jun 26
The Employee Free Choice Act is About Restoring Workers’ Choice and Bargaining for a Better Life
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Employee Free Choice Act
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Jun 19
Democratic Presidential Candidates Meet at AFSCME Presidential Forum
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Jun 05
AllianceBernstein, Barclays, AIM Faulted for Enabling Excessive Executive Pay
New report “Failed Fiduciaries” examines mutual fund proxy voting patterns on CEO pay
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Jun 04
AFSCME TV Ads Highlight Progress Made by New Members of Congress
Ads Tout the Minimum Wage Increase, Veteran’s Healthcare and Ethics Reform
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May 31
AFSCME Member, Nine Family Members Win Prestigious Union Plus Scholarships
$150,000 Awarded to 103 Students Representing 45 Unions
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May 24
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Will Moderate AFSCME Presidential Forum
Democratic Presidential Candidates to Meet with 2,000 AFSCME Activists in Washington, D.C., on June 19
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May 21
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Democratic Budget Plan
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May 17
AFSCME Urges “Vote No” for ACS Compensation Committee Members
Committee’s judgment on pay and backdated stock options labeled excessive
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May 06
President McEntee’s Statement on National Nurses Week
AFSCME-UNA Celebrate National Nurses Week May 6 - 12, 2007
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May 03
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate
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Apr 17
On National Library Workers Day, AFSCME Vows to Press Fight for Critical Funding
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Mar 13
Public Funds Call for Support of Landmark Shareholder Access to the Proxy at Hewlett-Packard
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Mar 01
House Votes To Support Worker Freedom As White House Vows To Uphold Right To Harass
AFSCME’s McEntee: “Bush administration turns one blind eye to this unlawful behavior and winks at corporate America with the other”
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Feb 15
Public Safety Officers Deserve Basic Workplace Rights In All 50 States
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Feb 12
Working Families to Meet With Democratic Presidential Candidates in Carson City on Wednesday, February 21
Presidential Forum Sponsored by AFSCME, Moderated by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos
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Feb 06
Until Congress Acts, Right To Join A Union Exists Primarily On Paper
AFSCME’s McEntee: “It’s time to put some teeth back into our labor laws”
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Feb 06
AFSCME Calls For Social Security Fairness For Public Retirees
Country’s largest public sector union backs legislation to eliminate unfair pension offsets
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Feb 05
To Pay For Costly War, Bush Tries To Abandon Basic Domestic Responsibilities
AFSCME’s McEntee: “The President wants to make permanent tax cuts for the rich that no commander-in-chief should support during time of war”
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Feb 01
GOP Demand For Billions in Corporate Tax Breaks Is Political Ploy To Muddy Minimum Wage Debate
McEntee: “Business doesn’t need another break, but the working poor do”
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Jan 29
AFSCME Announces 2007 Shareholder Proposals
27 proposals focus on executive pay, board reform, corporate accountability
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Jan 25
Institutional Investors to Press Companies For a Shareowner Vote on Executive Pay
Shareholder resolutions filed with 44 companies seeking to tie CEO pay to corporate performance
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Jan 23
President Bush’s SOTU Speech Ignores Facts On The Ground In Iraq and At Home
AFSCME’s McEntee: “Americans voted for a new direction, not new rhetoric dressed up as reform.”
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Jan 11
AFSCME President Calls Iraq War Escalation 'Reckless and Wrong'
McEntee: "We are spreading violence in Iraq, not democracy"
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Jan 03
McEntee Hails Resignation of Home Depot Chief, Calls For Greater CEO Accountability
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