Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates to be Featured on 'Inside Government'

Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates to be Featured on 'Inside Government'

AFL-CIO, AFGE Leaders Also to Discuss Employee Free Choice Act

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, the American Federation of Government Employees' 'Inside Government' radio show will feature Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran, who both attended AFGE's recent Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference. The show will air on Friday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. ET nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

McAuliffe will discuss his political history, including his time as DNC chairman, and offer solutions to economic issues facing Virginians. Moran then will address his plan to create jobs in Virginia and rebuild infrastructure. But first, hear from AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker as she outlines the importance of passing the Employee Free Choice Act and AFGE 2nd District National Vice President Derrick Thomas, who will address AFGE's efforts at getting the Employee Free Choice Act passed, and a renewed sense of optimism within the federal workforce.

Additionally, Paul Ferris, AFGE Department of Defense Local 2516 president, will share his thoughts on the National Security Personnel System and its impact on worker morale. AFGE Local 237 President Robert McNeil will discuss the need for collective bargaining rights at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), whistleblower protections for Transportation Security Officers, and President Obama's campaign letter promising change at TSA.

'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/?nid=52 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.

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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