2008-08-23 00:45:02 -
- LIUNA -- the Laborers' International Union of North America -- will have a major presence in Denver next week during the Democratic Convention.
Spokespeople, including the Laborers' Union's up and coming General President Terence O'Sullivan, as well as member delegates, will be available for on camera and quote purposes on topics that include:
-- Democratic Convention activities
-- LIUNA is a top tier sponsor of the Democratic Convention and will be doing significant advertising across Denver.
-- 2008 Presidential Election activities -- LIUNA has more than doubled its election spending from 2004 and 2000 and has mobilized an army of rank-and-file workers thousands strong who have recruited more than 4,000 fellow members to volunteer to elect a build America president.
-- LIUNA members -- predominantly construction workers in battleground states -- and millions of working men and women like them -- are the working class voters whose support is crucial to Senator Obama's victory in November.
-- Infrastructure investment -- LIUNA's Build America, so America Works campaign is leading the way to make investing in America's infrastructure a national priority. LIUNA President Terence O'Sullivan is on Monday's transportation infrastructure roundtable panel.
-- Any issues important to working people - including: economic stimulus, jobs, healthcare, retirement security, Employee Free Choice Act and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws.
Please contact Jacob Hay at (202) 445-4788 or
jhay@liuna.org to make interview and guest appearance arrangements.
The members of LIUNA! - the Laborers' International Union of North America - are on the forefront of the construction industry, a powerhouse of 10 million workers who are proud to build America.
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Jacob Hay, 202-942-2285 or 202-445-4788
jhay@liuna.org 
