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Releases & Statements

The American People Say “Yes We Can”
Statement of AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the 2008 Election
AFSCME 2008: A Look at Our Political Program
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.”

Jumpstart the Economy - Invest in State and Local Governments
President-elect Barack Obama holds an unprecedented meeting with the nation’s governors to discuss the impact of the ailing economy on state budgets and to outline key steps that need to be taken to revive the nation’s economy. (12/1/08)
Public Employee Pensions are Not the Problem
Right-wing critics of public employee pensions will use any angle to convince folks that these plans are bankrupting states, cities and towns. (11/20/08)
Health Care Reform -- Yes We Can -- NOW!
The election of Barack Obama and a new Congress demonstrated that the American people are hungry for real change. The vast majority want policies that are neither left nor right. Instead they want change that moves the country forward and solves the problems they face every day. (11/19/08)
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