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AFSCME endorses Hillary Clinton for President; West Coast AFSMCE councils oppose early endorsement

Posted On: Oct 31, 2007 (13:53:19)
The AFSCME Executive Board voted today to endorse New York Senator Hillary Clinton as the democratic candidate for President of the United States.  The vote was 23-10.

Northwest AFSCME International Vice Presidents, Greg Devereux (Washington Federation of State Employees) and Ken Allen (Oregon Council 75) both voted against the early endorsement and were joined by all west coast AFSCME affiliates who also voted against the proposal.
Health Care Reform

Posted On: May 08, 2007 (11:57:35)
Our national problem with healthcare requires a comprehensive solution that only federal action can provide. The AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement at it's March 2007 meeting calling for the enactment of federal health care reform that achieves universal coverage, comprehensive, and affordable coverage, choice of providers, financing through shared responsibility, effective cost controls, and should not undermine existing coverage. AFSCME supports federal legislation that supports these principles such as the Medicare For All Act drafted by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) and the AmeriCare Health Care Act drafted by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA).
 
By passing the attached resolution,"AFSCME's Health Care Reform Blueprint For 2007-08," the IEB has set a course to make health care reform a key issue in the presidential campaigns and debates. We will keep you informed as that health reform campaign is rolled out.
Download: AFSCME_HCReformBlueprint0708.pdf
AFSCME Presidential Endorsement Process

Updated On: Sep 20, 2007 (16:58:00)
A presidential search committee of the AFSCME IEB will meet individually with all of the candidates: Democrats and Republicans. Those interviews will conclude by June 1st.

The candidates will be invited to the June 18-20 AFSCME Leadership Conference. During the course of the summer, AFSCME will do extensive polling and messaging to our membership to better inform the IEB. A Fall activist conference may be held to help finalize the endorsement process if necessary.

In effect, AFSCME is taking the lead of the AFL-CIO asking affiliates to not endorse individually until the AFL-CIO and AFSCME International have extensively studied the candidates and their campaigns. Both the AFL-CIO and AFSCME do not expect to complete their process until the Fall of 2007 at the earliest. Given the depth, breadth and quality of the candidate field, there is every possibility that no early endorsement will occur.
Download: IEBResolutionREPresSearchComm

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