| By User from Columbus, OH - Jun 10th, 2008 at 1:27 pm EDT |
| Also listed in: America Votes Columbus | Ohio Alliance For Retired Americans |
Categories: Economic Fairness and Security, Honest and Ethical Government, Workers' Rights, Front Page
On Saturday, June 7, Working America, the AFL-CIO, and community allies like Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, and ACORN rallied in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. The rallies concluded the weeklong "We Are Working America" event, which celebrated Working America's great success with a supercharged week of canvassing and recruitment.
Working America, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, will represent 2.5 million Americans (800,000 in Ohio) by Labor Day this year. It's the fastest-growing organization that's looking out for working families' issues.
The events this Saturday particularly drew attention to the need to work together on national and community levels to reform and improve our health care system. Working America members spoke at the rallies about their own personal struggles with getting (or not getting) adequate care.
For instance, in Cleveland, Mike McMann spoke about the difficulties of staying afloat while providing care for his child with special needs. The Cleveland event was covered by WTAM Radio.
You can read about the Cincinnati event here, and video of the Columbus rally is below:
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