Union, Constituents to Protest Anti-Worker Vancouver, Washington Lawmaker

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

VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Constituents from U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's congressional district will join with leaders from the nation's largest federal employee union to protest the first-term congresswoman's anti-worker legislative agenda on Wednesday.

The American Federation of Government Employees is organizing the rally outside Rep. Herrera Beutler'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. Herrera Beutler has voted to cut 10 percent of all federal jobs in Washington and across the country. This would mean a loss of nearly 500 jobs in her district or $19 million in lost revenue. She 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: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17

Where: Outside Rep. Herrera Beutler's office, 00 Howard House on Officer's Row, 750 Anderson St., Vancouver, WA

Who: Representatives from AFGE, the Denver Area Labor Federation and dozens of federal employees and constituents from Herrera Beutler's district

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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