Thursday, July 16, 2009

Health Care Rally in Washington, DC

Thousands of health care advocates rallied in Washington, DC on June 25th, asking Congress to pass a national health care reform bill. Lobby meetings with members of congress followed the rally. You can see video of the rally on PBS's Bill Moyers Journal:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/watch.html

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Congressman Kratovil Meets with DelMarVa CLC

Frank M. Kratovil, Jr., the newly-elected Congressman from District 1, included a meeting with representatives from the Delmarva Central Labor Council on the schedule of his first visit back to his district. http://md.aflcio.org/delmarva/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=fd416cbf-b3ae-4faa-a508-1ecfc90e94a4

Parade Marchers Display Diversity, Strength of America’s Workers

With 15 union members riding a union-made float and 250 marchers alongside, the workers’ contingent was one of the largest groups in the Inaugural Parade. This is the first time in recent memory that workers have participated in the parade. http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/01/20/inaugural-parade-marchers-display-diversity-and-strength-of-americas-workers/