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1996 Releases and Statements

• In Reaction to Alexis Herman Being Named as Secretary of Labor
• AFSCME Maryland Hits Grand Slam with Fourth Victory in One of Nation's Largest Union Elections
• Maryland Correctional Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for AFSCME-Teamsters Representation
• In Nation's Largest Union Election Experience Prevails as AFSCME Maryland Wins First Two State Employee Units by Overwhelming Margin
• AFSCME and Organized Labor Led the Fight that Transformed America's Political Landscape
• Statement by Gerald W. McEntee, President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO and Chair, AFL-CIO Political Education Committee
• Media Advisory: New York City Workers to Travel to Puerto Rico to Assist with Hurricane "Relief Caravan"
• Statement by Gerald W. McEntee, President, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO on President Clinton's National Commission on Health Care Quality
• Statement by Gerald W. McEntee, President, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO on Bob Dole's Economic Plan
• Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee Re: President Clinton's Intention to Sign "Welfare Reform"
• New Report Dispels Myth That Public Employees Are "Protected Class"
• New Study Details Devastating Impact of Congressional Budget Plan on States
• Maryland Governor, AFSCME President to Designate Nation's First "Living Wage Building;" Scores of Other Cities Poised to Follow Baltimore's Lead
• Nurses at Mercy Health Care and Rehabilitation Center Vote for Union Representation
• Statement by President Gerald W. McEntee, President, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO on Minimum Wage Action in the Senate
• AFSCME President Takes Stand Against "Wisconsin Works" Welfare Reform
• AFSCME Wins Big Nurse Election in San Diego Forming Largest Unit of RNs in Collective Bargaining
• AFSCME Delegates Give President Enthusiastic Welcome
• AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy Says Union Has Grown in Size, Strength and Vision
• AFL-CIO Leader Sings Praises of Change at the Nation's Labor Federation
• NAACP Chairperson Speaks to 5,000 Delegates and Guests at AFSCME Convention
• 1996 Election Battle Stressed by Senator Edward Kennedy at AFSCME Convention
• AFSCME President Warns Delegates What is at Stake in the November Elections
• Minimum Wage: Statement by Gerald W. McEntee, President, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO
• AFSCME to Provide Safety and Health Training To D.C. Water and Sewer Authority Employees
• AFSCME President Opposes TEAM Act, Reaffirms Support for Increase in the Minimum Wage
• AFSCME President Denounces Wisconsin Welfare Reform
• Vice President Gore, House Minority Leader Gephardt Vow Support for AFSCME's Legislative Priorities
• Statement by Gerald W. McEntee, President, AFSCME and Chair, AFL-CIO Political Action Committee in Response to a Study on Union Support of Voter Education
• Union Applauds President's Proclamation Declaring April 11 National Pay Inequity Day
• NLRB Seeks Court Order to Require Nation's Largest For-Profit Hospital Chain to Bargain with Nurses Union; Alleges Columbia/HCA Violates Labor Law
• Five Years After Last Minimum Wage Increase AFSCME President Urges Lawmakers to Enact 'Living Wage'
• AFSCME Selects HUD Official to Head Public Affairs Department
• AFSCME Welcomes OSHA Violence Guidelines
• AFSCME International Vice President Applauds NLRB Decisions that Define Nursing "Supervisors"
• D.C. Doctors Council Affiliates with AFSCME
• Labor, Advocacy Groups Fight Efforts to Gut Workplace Protections
• AFL-CIO Launches Unprecedented Political Effort for 1996
• Statement by Gerald W. McEntee, International President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Campaign for Health Security News Conference February 12, 1996
• Labor Union Endorses National Day of Commitment to Children
• AFSCME Hails Labor's Role in Wyden Victory; McEntee Calls Oregon Race "a Barometer for November 1996"
• AFSCME Retiree Testifies on Devastating Impact of Federal Default
• AFSCME Names New Director of Research & Collective Bargaining
• AFSCME President Hails President Clinton's Vision for America
• AFSCME Names New Director of Political Action

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