National Labor Leader in Delaware County to Campaign for AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates Joe Sestak, Dan Onorato and Brian Lentz

AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker will Kick-off and Participate in Door-to-Door Canvas and Work Site Leafleting

DARBY, Pa., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker will join union volunteers on Thursday, September 23 and rally the troops before hitting the streets to knock on doors of union households in support of the AFL-CIO endorsed candidates in this fall's election. The starting point for the member-to-member canvas will be at the union hall of the American Postal Workers Union Local 89 in Darby, PA.

Following the door-to-door canvas, Vice President Holt Baker will join members of the United Steelworkers Local 12698 to leaflet workers during a shift change at the Congoleum Corporation facility in Trainer, PA. She will be joined by the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Working Families Bus.

Workers and labor leaders will be available for comment and the Working Families Bus and participating workers and volunteers will provide appealing visuals for photographers and videographers. Interviews may be conducted remotely by telephone before or after the events by calling 267-303-7638 to make arrangements.

First Event in Darby, PA

WHO:  AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker; PA AFL-CIO President Emeritus Bill George; Southeastern Area Labor Federation of Pennsylvania Chairman John Meyerson; local union members and volunteers; PA AFL-CIO Working Families Bus

WHAT: Pennsylvania Labor 2010 Labor Walk for endorsed candidates Joe Sestak, Dan Onorato, and Bryan Lentz

WHERE: American Postal Workers Union Local 89

864 Main Street, Darby, PA

WHEN: Thursday, September 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Second Event in Trainer, PA:

WHO: AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker; workers and volunteers from USW Local 12698; PA AFL-CIO Working Families Bus

WHAT: Work Site leafleting at Congoleum Corporation plant gate

WHERE: Congoleum Corporation, 4401 Ridge Road, Trainer, PA

WHEN: Thursday, September 23 from 2:15 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

SOURCE Pennsylvania AFL-CIO