You Gotta See this Convention Line-Up
Let's just say I'm shirt-button-poppin' proud.
As the RSVP's rolled in for our 50th Convention, there were more than enough high-fives to go around. We knew our 145,000 members worked hard to make November 2008 great for working families, and the recognition from the top national and state leaders would be great kudos for their victories.
By the time the list had been compiled, here's who had promised to come out this week and address our 400 delegates:
(You can also see the schedule on the Oregon AFL-CIO web site):
U.S. Presidential candidates:
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (tonight)
U.S. Senator John Edwards (Tuesday)
National AFL-CIO officers and staff:
John Sweeney, AFL-CIO President
Stewart Acuff , AFL-CIO Organizing Director
Mike Cavanaugh, Director or State and Local Affiliates
David Gregory, Western Region Political Director
U.S. Prepresentatives:
Earl Blumenauer
Darlene Hooley
David Wu
Honored State Officials:
Ted Kulongoski, Oregon Governor
Secretary of State Bill Bradbury
Dan Gardner, Oregon Labor Commissioner
Ben Westlund, State Senator and Candidate for Treasurer
Several of our state senators and representatives are attending or sending their staff -- stay tuned.
U.S. Senate Candidates:
Jeff Merkley, Speaker of the House
Steve Novick, Political Consultant
Tribal leader:
We're honored to have the first tribal leader that I'm aware of giving an invocation at our Convention. Steve Shane, Clatsop-Nehalem Federated Tribes Vice Chair, has generously agreed to open our Convention on Tuesday, before Sen. Edwards speaks.
Labels: Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards, November 2008, Oregon AFL-CIO, Ted Kulongoski, union members
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