2008 Press Releases
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Dec 19
“A Terrific Choice”
Statement of AFSCME International President Gerald W. McEntee on the Selection of Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis to be U.S. Secretary of Labor
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Nov 05
The American People Say “Yes We Can”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the 2008 Election
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Oct 27
40,000 AFSCME Members Mobilizing for Final Get Out the Vote Effort
President McEntee: “This is the most aggressive political effort in our union’s history.”
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Oct 27
AFSCME 2008: A Look at Our Political Program
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Sep 26
Senate Republican Leaders Turn Their Backs on Working Americans
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
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Jul 30
Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton Will Address AFSCME Convention Thursday, July 31
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Jul 30
“March for Justice” to Support Patient Care and Service Workers
AFSCME Convention Delegates to March on UCSF Medical Center Wednesday at 3:00 P.M.
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Jul 28
McEntee Says: “Governor’s Proposals Put Vital Services at Risk”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on Governor Schwarzenegger’s recent budget proposals.
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Jul 28
AFSCME Convention to Mobilize 40,000 Activists for November Election
Nation’s largest public service union unveils plans for political campaigns, growth and advocacy.
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Jul 22
AFSCME Goes Green: Plans Environmentally-Conscious, Weeklong Convention in San Francisco
The nation’s largest public service union to dramatically reduce paper use, forego bottled water, and serve local, organically grown food during Convention beginning July 28.
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Jul 08
McEntee Says: “Health Care for America NOW!”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee at the National Press Club
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Jun 24
Eleven AFSCME Members, Family Members Win Union Plus Scholarships
$150,000 Awarded to 108 Students Representing 40 Unions
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Jun 19
AFSCME Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President
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Jun 17
AFSCME to Aid Midwest Flood Victims
Money needed to rebuild the lives of hundreds of AFSCME members who have suffered tremendous losses as a result of these devastating storms.
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Jun 05
McEntee Calls for Unity to Take Back the White House
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee
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Apr 15
McEntee Calls for Increased Funding for Libraries
“Libraries are a Vital Resource During Economic Downturn”
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Apr 04
McEntee on King Anniversary: “We Must Create an America That Lives Up to Its Ideals”
Statement from AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the anniversary of the 1968 AFSCME Sanitation Strike in Memphis and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mar 24
McEntee on Iraq: “Time to End the Madness”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the 4,000th American Fatality in Iraq
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Jan 29
McEntee Calls on Democrats to Seat Florida Delegates
AFSCME president calls for delegates elected in today's Florida primary to be seated at the Democratic National Convention.
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Jan 29
McEntee on Stimulus Proposal: “State and Local Governments Need Fiscal Relief”
Without assistance, state and local governments will be forced to make budget cuts that will deepen and lengthen the economic downturn.
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Jan 25
McEntee on Union Membership Statistics: “Good News For All Americans”
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report indicates union membership increased by 311,000 to 15.7 million in 2007.
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Jan 24
McEntee “Extremely Disappointed” by Stimulus Deal
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee
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Jan 24
Institutional Investors Continue to Press Companies for an Advisory Vote on Executive Pay
Shareholder resolutions filed with over 90 companies by over 70 institutional and individual investors
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Jan 17
AFL-CIO MLK Holiday Press Conference
Remarks Delivered by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee to a Memphis, Tenn. Press Conference.
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Jan 15
Union Movement to Donate Computer Lab, School Supplies, and $15,000 to Memphis-Area Children
Union Leaders, Children to Participate in Dedication Ceremony
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