IUPAT General President James A. Williams Available to Discuss AFL-CIO Meetings Involving Vice President Biden, Secretary of Labor Solis

For Immediate Release:                                CONTACT:    Gavin
McDonald

March 5, 2009
(202) 637-0707

 
(202) 351-8547 (mobile)

 
gmcdonald@iupat.org 

                                                            

*** INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY ***

 

IUPAT General President James A. Williams

Available to Discuss AFL-CIO Meetings Involving 

Vice President Biden, Secretary of Labor Solis 

 

 

Fort Lauderdale, FL - March 5, 2009 - James A. Williams, general
president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
(IUPAT), is available for interviews and comment following today's
AFL-CIO Executive Council closed door discussions with Vice President
Joe Biden and the previous discussions with Secretary of Labor Hilda
Solis.  The discussions are taking place at the AFL-CIO Executive
Council's annual winter meetings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

 

Topping the agenda will be the need for immediate passage of the
Employee Free Choice Act, as well as the economic crisis and how it is
affecting America's working families. 

 

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) represents
more than 160,000 active and retired construction workers in the crafts
of painting, drywall finishing, glass work and floor covering, among
others.  

 

To arrange a meeting by either phone or in person contact Gavin McDonald
at gmcdonald@iupat.org or (202) 637-0707.

 

 

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