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… election of 2004 may be the most important in our lifetimes, and the unions of the AFL-CIO are unified in our commitment to elect a president who will stand with and for working families. Instead of moving forward toward an America of promise and … workers can afford nor employer-funded pension benefits that will provide a secure retirement after a lifetime of work. The result is that while the yachts of the wealthy and giant corporations are being lifted by a rising economic tide, … service in Vietnam, even despite misgivings about the conduct of that war. He showed us what the words, “my country, right or wrong,” really mean when he repeatedly offered his own life to save the lives of the men under his command. He …

… Chicago, Ill. Vice President Sandra Feldman has devoted both her life and career to insuring that all children, regardless of their economic background, their color or their race have the opportunity to benefit from the finest public school education. Her early years as a civil rights and human rights activist led to her committed, lifelong involvement in the day-to-day struggles to achieve equitable treatment of all Americans. A devoted …

… Dictated the largest take-away of overtime pay rights in the history of the nation’s wage and hour law and have refused to support an increase in the minimum wage. Led an all-out assault on the collective bargaining rights of America’s workers, … and bargaining guarantees for numerous federal employees, reversing legal precedents and siding with employers in efforts to undermine the freedom to form unions. Pursued trade and tax policies that promote and reward the offshoring of good … is mounting a massive grass roots effort to elect the Kerry-Edwards team and to win a worker-friendly congress. Our work is well underway, but we will jumpstart our fall campaign with an exciting member-to-member march in key electoral …

… Bal Harbour, Fla. Vice President Bobby L. Harnage, Sr. has devoted his career to advancing the interest of the members of his union, the American Federation of Government Employees. A spirited advocate … represented federal workers as well as employees of the District of Columbia government. He spearheaded successful efforts to modernize the union’s information technology and financial management systems to better serve AFGE members. As a defender of the rights of civil service employees, Harnage has worked diligently on their …

… with Verizon Communications, but the company has steadfastly fought against employees of Verizon Wireless who attempt to organize. With over 82,000 employees, revenue in 2003 of $18.35 billion, and more than 21 million subscribers, Comcast … and consumer organizations. The Federation will continue to make Verizon Wireless and Comcast a focus of its Voice@Work initiative to expose to the wider public the companies' shameful tactics. The AFL-CIO Executive Council further urges … wireless products from Cingular, not Verizon Wireless, until workers at Verizon Wireless are fully able to exercise their right to choose a union. - Support efforts by the AFL-CIO and its affiliates to limit Comcast's growth in control over media …