WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of federal and D.C. government employees will gather in Washington, D.C. Feb. 12-15 for the American Federation of Government Employees' annual Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference. AFGE members from every major federal agency and representing all 50 states will be present. In addition to AFGE leaders, attendees will hear from Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights President Wade Henderson.

AFGE's Legislative Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

Press is invited to attend the following sessions:

Sunday, Feb. 12

Who: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

What: Will address AFGE members and leaders during the Plenary Session

Where: Hyatt Regency Ballroom

When: 2 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13

Who: Wade Henderson, president and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

What: Will serve as keynote speaker at the AFGE Women's and Fair Practices Department Civil Rights Luncheon*

Where: Hyatt Regency Ballroom

When: Noon

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Who: AFGE members, leaders and supporters

What: Will march to Congress to address the attacks on federal employees' pay, pensions and benefits

Where: Begin at Hyatt and march to Cannon House Office Building

When: Meet at Hyatt at 10:30 a.m.

For more on AFGE's Legislative Conference, visit www.AFGE.org, like AFGE on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/AFGEunion or follow AFGE on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/AFGEnational.

*Seating for the Civil Rights Luncheon is extremely limited. Press should RSVP to AFGE Communications Department, (202) 639-6419 or CommSquad@afge.org.

AFGE is the largest federal employee union representing 625,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

SOURCE American Federation of Government Employees

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