Union, Constituents to Protest Anti-Worker Colorado Springs, CO Lawmaker

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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Constituents from U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn's congressional district will join with leaders from the nation's largest federal employee union to protest the congressman's anti-worker legislative agenda on Tuesday.

The American Federation of Government Employees is organizing the rally outside Rep. Lamborn's office to bring attention to policies being championed by the legislator that would harm federal employees and constituents in Colorado and across the country. The rally is part of AFGE's Fight Back campaign and the AFL-CIO's Summer of Accountability.

Rep. Lamborn has voted to cut 10 percent of all federal jobs in Colorado and across the country. This would mean a loss of nearly 1,100 jobs in his district or $43 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: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16

Where: Outside Rep. Lamborn's office, 1271 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite 110, Colorado Springs, CO

Who: Representatives from AFGE, the Colorado AFL-CIO and dozens of federal employees and constituents in Colorado Springs

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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