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Democratic presidential candidates participated in the AFSCME 2020 Public Service Forum in Las Vegas. The candidates each made their case to be the next president.

A ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Mountaintop” speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonvi…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, and others talked about the economy and jobs, and how cities across the U.S. were achievi…

Candidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination participated in a forum. Each candidate appeared individually to answer two questions from moderator George Stephanopoulos and one …

Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke at a get-out-the-vote rally. She urged supporters in her home state to go to the polls and support the Kerry campaign.

The national president of AFSCME spoke in support of the Howard Dean presidential campaign to a group of members at the Merle Hay Bowling Lanes. He urged all members to go to their caucuses.…

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees hosted a town hall meeting in which Democratic presidential candidates debated one another at the Polk County Convention Cent…

Senator Clinton spoke to labor leaders about the federal budget, the Democratic legislative agenda, and about labor’s role in forwarding the agenda.

Ms. Vanden Heuvel talked about ways for unions and working people to regain control of the political process and to elect officials sympathetic to working families. She answered a few questi…

Following a speech by the federation president, panelists talked about President Bush’s tax cut proposal and its probable affect on working people and their families. After their prepared re…

Officials briefed reporters on a report that details what many scholars feel were the most important achievements by and for American workers in the twentieth century. The report is based on…

Vice President Al Gore spoke on the importance of organized labor unions in America to provide workers with better wages, health care, and pensions.

President Bill Clinton spoke about economic policy in the past and the future of the American economy. He talked about legislative and ideological changes during his presidency which had hel…

Mr. Hightower spoke about the Republican "Contract With America". He is a former Texas Agriculture Commissioner.

Pollster Celinda Lake and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Harold Ickes spoke about the 1994 elections and issues before Congress.

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a speech on health care reform in Portland, Oregon. The first lady took part in a rally kicking off a nation wide bus caravan designed to promote healt…

This rally, sponsored by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), was in opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Speakers encouraged…

Rep. Gephardt spoke about the historic budget summit in the fall of 1990. He discussed the parameters of a progressive national domestic agenda. The economic domestic issues which need to be…

Majority Leader Mitchell spoke about the domestic issues facing Congress, now that attention has turned from the Persian Gulf war. He talked about the Democratic Party’s support for the work…

Speaker Foley talked about the accomplishments of the 101st Congress including clean air and child care legislation. He then described the agenda for the 102nd Congress as it relates to AFSC…