AFGE Radio Show to Examine President's Address to Congress, Impact on Federal Employees

AFGE Radio Show to Examine President's Address to Congress, Impact on Federal Employees

Employee Free Choice Act, AFGE's Human Rights Training Conference Also Topics on "Inside Government" Program

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, the American Federation of Government Employees' "Inside Government" radio show will take a look at President Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress and how the Obama administration is faring thus far with federal employees. The show will air on Friday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. ET nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Beth Moten, AFGE legislative and political director, will offer insight on the president's speech and a perspective on the Obama administration's initial impact on federal employees. Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute, will present EPI's argument for the Employee Free Choice Act and how it will improve a failing labor market.

Persons caring for elderly relatives will be particularly interested in hearing from Patricia Grace, CEO of Aging with Grace, who will provide information about the Eldercare Services Program available to AFGE members. Finally, Sherri Bracey, program manager in AFGE's Women's and Fair Practices Department, will discuss AFGE's upcoming Human Rights Training Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. March 23 - 26.

"Inside Government" is hosted by AFGE Assistant General Counsel J. Ward Morrow. Programs are archived on the Federal News Radio Web site and can be heard on demand at http://www.federalnewsradio.com/ or http://www.afge.org/insidegovernment. Please note there will be a short advertisement prior to the start of the program. The program also is available via iTunes podcast by clicking here. Users must install iTunes on their computers before accessing "Inside Government" via podcast.

For instructions on how to listen to "Inside Government," click here.

The program also airs on Saturdays at 6 a.m. on News Talk 940 WMAC in Macon, Ga., sponsored by AFGE Local 987, and on Sundays at 9 p.m. on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM in Salt Lake City, sponsored by AFGE Local 1592.

For more information, please e-mail InsideGovernment@afge.org or go to www.federalnewsradio.com.

"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. and online at www.federalnewsradio.com. It is also available to 70 million iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

Source: American Federation of Government Employees

CONTACT: Jason Fornicola of American Federation of Government Employees,
+1-202-639-6448

Web Site: http://www.afge.org/
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/

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