Local Laborers Hold GOTV Rally, Canvass Neighborhoods on Oct. 24 Rep. Earl Blumenauer to address over 200 AFSCME, ILWU members

More than 200 area American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) members hold a get-out-the-vote rally on Sunday, October 24. AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, and ILWU Secretary-Treasurer Willie Adams will address the rally, which will begin at 11:15 a.m. at the ILWU Hall Local 8, 2435 N.W. Front Ave.

After the rally, President McEntee will join rally participants in canvassing nearby neighborhoods just as AFSCME's 21,000 Oregon members are casting their ballots. Members of the media are invited to follow McEntee and canvassers as they discuss the election with local residents.

WHO:

AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
OR Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner
OR AFL-CIO President Tim Nesbitt
ILWU Secretary-Treasurer Willie Adams

WHAT:

GOTV Rally and Canvassing

WHEN :

Sunday, October 24, 2004
Rally: 11:15 AM - Noon
Canvassing: Noon - 4:00 PM

WHERE:

ILWU Hall Local 8
2435 N.W. Front Ave.
Portland, OR 97209

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American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
1625 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5687
Telephone (202) 429-1145
Fax (202) 429-1120

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