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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Leading Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour at Work Sites and Events in 12th Congressional District Special Election and Primary
Monday, May 10 - Thursday, May 13
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leadership of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO: William George, President; Richard Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer; and Frank Snyder, Secretary-Treasurer-elect; will lead a Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour in Western Pennsylvania visiting work sites in the 12th Congressional District with AFL-CIO endorsed Democratic Candidate Mark Critz for the Special and Primary Election on Tuesday, May 18 as well as endorsed candidates for the State Legislature and local elected officials.
Area labor leaders will join the Bus Tour at events and worksites in Johnstown, Ebensburg, Greensburg, Brackenridge and Latrobe, PA, (see schedule below). The tour will begin on Monday, May 10th through Thursday, May 13, 2010 to encourage workers and their families to vote and to support Pennsylvania AFL-CIO endorsed candidates on Primary Election Day.
The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Working Families Bus is wrapped in larger than life color photos of people at work and features a sound and public address system and an automated speaker's platform. Note for still and video photographers that great visual opportunities can be captured throughout the tour as it progresses through Western PA.
Monday, May 10th | |
WHAT: Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans, (PARA), Meeting | |
WHEN: Between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. | |
WHERE: Comfort Inn 455 Theatre Drive Johnstown, PA | |
WHO: Approx 100 – 120 Retirees in attendance | |
CONTACT: Adam Swope- 202-341-7821 | |
WHAT: Worksite Leaflet Wire Mill | |
WHEN: 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | |
WHERE: Wire Mill Johnstown Wire Technologies, 124 Laurel Avenue Johnstown, PA 15906 | |
WHO: Approx 300+ USW members | |
CONTACT: Jim Griffen 724-762-2981 | |
WHAT: Worksite Leaflet Welfare Building, Glosser Building, Courthouse & AmeriServe | |
WHEN: Between 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. | |
WHERE: Downtown Johnstown 422 Main Street | |
WHO: Approx 700 members of USW, SEIU & AFSCME | |
CONTACT: Michael Fedor - 717-350-8409 | |
Tuesday, May 11th | |
WHAT: Gamesa Worksite Leaflet | |
WHEN: 6:00 a.m. | |
WHERE: RT 219 & RT 22; South Park Industrial Complex, Ebensburg, PA | |
WHO: Approx 150 USW | |
CONTACT: Ed Bernat- 814-421-6356 / Michael Fedor -717-350-8409 | |
WHAT: Bryan Barbin Rally for Congressional Candidate Critz | |
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | |
WHERE: Aces Lounge on Chestnut St. Johnstown, PA | |
CONTACT: Michael Fedor - 717-350-8409 | |
Wednesday, May 12th | |
WHAT: UAW Retiree Luncheon | |
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. | |
WHERE: Four Points Sheraton Greensburg, PA | |
WHO: 100 UAW Retirees | |
CONTACT: Dick Melzner 412-606-5849 | |
WHAT: Worksite Leaflet at Allegheny Ludlum | |
WHEN: 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | |
WHERE: Brackenridge, PA 3 Gates | |
WHO: USW members | |
CONTACT: Bob Hendricks- 724-882-3620 | |
Thursday, May 13th | |
WHAT: Worksite Leaflet at Latrobe Steel | |
WHEN: 6:00 a.m. | |
WHERE: 8 Avenue D Latrobe, PA 15650 | |
WHO: Approx 300 USW Local 1537 Members | |
CONTACT: Jeff Calvin – 724-977-4422 | |
SOURCE Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
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