Union, Constituents to Challenge Anti-Worker Temple, Texas Lawmaker

Rally outside Rep. Carter's Texas office to highlight harmful legislative agenda

TEMPLE, Texas, Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Constituents from U.S. Rep. John Carter's congressional district will join with leaders from the nation's largest federal employee union to highlight the congressman's anti-worker legislative agenda on Thursday.

The American Federation of Government Employees is helping to organize the town hall meeting in Rep. Carter's congressional district to bring attention to policies being championed by the legislator that would harm federal employees and constituents in Texas and across the country. The forum is part of AFGE's Fight Back campaign and the AFL-CIO's Summer of Accountability events.

Rep. Carter has voted to cut 10 percent of all federal jobs in Texas and across the country. This would mean a loss of more than 1,000 jobs in his district, or $40 million in lost revenue. He has also supported policies to cut funding for programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while rejecting efforts to raise revenue by increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations.

Event details:
When: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18
Where: 6544-B S. General Bruce Drive, Temple, Texas
Who: Representatives from AFGE, the Arkansas AFL-CIO and dozens of federal employees and constituents from Griffin's district
Media contact: Fred McDuff, 202-550-8876

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 625,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

SOURCE American Federation of Government Employees

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