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| Nov. 6, 2008--Members of Change
to Win affiliated unions talked about their experiences working on the
campaign during a press conference at the National Press Club. (L
to R) Keith McCorkle, Adam Riddell, Teresa Ransone, Denise
Brown-Lipford,
Samantha Miskevich, Samantha Mickevich's grandmother Patricia Toroyni,
and Jennifer Pullom. Change to Win chair Anna Burger declared,
"On November 4, workers did not just turn the page--they closed the
book on the era of trickle down economics, tax breaks for ther rich,
golden parachutes for corporate executives and unrestrained greed." (remarks)
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| Lake Research Partners president
Celinda Lake discussed results of her election survey. "The
majority of workers no longer believe that government is the problem,
they believe it must be part of the solution, marking the end of the
Reagan era," Lake stated. |
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| Teresa Ransone, a UFCW Local
Union 400 member and Kroger supermarket cake decorator in Roanoke. |
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Change to Win chair Anna Burger
and Andy Stern, international president of the Service Employees
International Union, spoke to reporters after the press conference.
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