Healthcare Reform, Employee Free Choice Act, Economic Recovery

ADVISORYFOR: Contact:

Mark McCullough, (202) 730-7283

Thursday 21, 2009

*** TELE-BRIEFING TODAY ***

Question & Answer Session Will Follow

As Congress prepares to fly home for a crucial Memorial Day recess…

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger to Detail Union’s National Efforts to Ensure Congress Passes ‘Change That Works’

Includes updates on healthcare reform, Employee Free Choice Act, economic recovery efforts and others

WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this year, SEIU’s 2-million members launched ‘Change That Works,’ an intensive state-by-state campaign focused on ensuring Senators and Representatives keep their campaign promises and pass the change voters demanded at the ballot box. Focused on immediate economic relief and recovery efforts, fixing our broken healthcare system, passing the Employee Free Choice Act and comprehensive immigration reform, this Memorial Day recess will provide a crucial opportunity for Members to hear from voters on how these issues impact their lives.

The briefing comes on the heels of a game-changing announcement by SEIU and leading health provider groups to cut healthcare costs by $2 trillion in 10 years, an outpouring of support for the Employee Free Choice Act by faith leaders across the country and a new poll of voters reinforcing that comprehensive immigration reform should be a priority this year.

WHAT: Telephone Press Conference Updating SEIU’s ‘Change That Works’ Campaign and Memorial Day Recess Plans

WHO: Anna Burger, SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer

WHEN: 1:15 PM EDT, Thursday, May 21, 2009

HOW: (877) 777-1968 and ask for the SEIU ‘Change That Works’ call.

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With 2 million members in Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the Americas. Focused on uniting workers in healthcare, public services and property services, SEIU members are winning better wages, healthcare and more secure jobs for our communities, while uniting their strength with their counterparts around the world to help ensure that workers—not just corporations and CEOs—benefit from today's global economy.