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The UFCW International Union, the Change to Win coalition and Local 1776 all have endorsed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama in the campaign for U.S. President.

 International UFCW, Change to Win and Local 1776 Endorse Barack Obama for President!
President Joe Hansen cites Senator Barack Obama as "the best candidate to build a movement to unite our country that will deliver the type of change that is needed – for good jobs, affordable health care, retirement security and worker safety."
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GOP Fleeing Sinking Ship?
The race for President won't be the only important campaign in November. Also key will be many competitive races for Congressional seats, including the reelection campaigns in Local 1776's jurisdiction of three U.S. House members who won their seats in 2006 -- U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy and U.S. Rep. Chris Carney. Here the AFL-CIO offers an overview of the national landscape.
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Local 1776 Executive Board Makes Endorsements for November 2007 Election
WIth Election Day 2007 rapidly approaching (November 6), the UFCW Local 1776 Executive Board voted at its October meeting to endorse candidates in several key municipal races and in statewide judicial races. For a complete printable list of the Executive Board's decisions, visit below on "CLICK HERE FOR ACROBAT PDF FILE."
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Congressional Report Details Attacks on Workers' Rights
A U.S. House of Representatives report describes how the Bush Administration and its National Labor Relations Board consistently have steamrolleds the rights of workers and hard-earned labor protection. Visit here for the full text of the report.
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New Report Shows Federal Tax System Becoming Less Progressive
Tax rates on highest incomes are falling, while their share of pre-tax income increases, according to a study released March 29, 2007 by the Washington, DC-based Center on the Budget and Policy Priorities
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Congress Gets Down to Work; Early Priority is Employee Free Choice Act
With new leadership in both the U.S. House and Senate -- due in part to the victories of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Reps. Joe Sestak, Patrick Murphy and Chris Carney in Local 1776's jurisdiction -- the 110th Congress has identified passage of the Employee Free Choice Act as one of its top priorities. This legislation would begin the job of evening the playing field between employers and workers when it comes to organizing a union and negotiating first contracts. Visit here for a summary of why the Employee Free Choice Act is so important. For more information, feel free to call John Meyerson, Local 1776's Director of Legislative and Political Action, toll-free at 1-866-329-1776, ext. 811.
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Issues Drive Endorsement Decisions
May 2006
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Health Care Benefits Under Attack
March 2006
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Local 1776 Endorses Obama for President
The Local's Executive Board overwhelmingly voted its support for Senator Obama in the Tuesday, April 25 Pennsylvania primary election.
McCain Stiffs U.S. Workers, Helps Europeans Win Air Tanker Deal
Working people are outraged that Republican presidential nominee John McCain played a key role in the Bush Defense Department’s decision to award one of our largest military contracts to a foreign company.

Judge Seamus McCaffery Wins Local 1776 Endorsement
Judge Seamis McCaffery, member of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, has been endorsed by Local 1776's Executive Board for election to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. At right is Judge McCaffery (right) and Wendell W. Young, IV, President of Local 1776. For more information about Judge McCaffery, click the "read more!" button or visit www.judgeseamus.com.
1776 Hall is Site for Damsker-Hoeffel Fundraiser
With the final weeks of the campaign for Montgomery County Commissioners approaching, Local 1776's Union Hall was the site for a labor-suppported fundraiser for the ticket of Ruth Damsker and Joe Hoeffel. At right, Local 1776 President Wendell W. Young, IV introduces Hoeffel to the crowd.
California Republicans Plan Electorial Heist
The Republican Party thinks it has a great idea for California, home of a bunch of Republican majority U.S. Congressional districts. But why isn't it promoting the same idea in states that have majority Democratic Congressional districts?
Ground Zero Worker Outraged at Giuliani’s Boasts
Ground Zero rescue worker differs with former Mayor's claim that he was as the site "as often, if not more, than most workers."
Life Expectancy in U.S. Sags; A Sympton of Deeper Ills?
The United States' health care system ranks 37th in the world. What's wrong with this picture?
Local 1776 Announces Endorsements for Phila. Mayor and Other Campaigns
Local 1776 President Wendell W. Young, IV and State Rep. Dwight Evans as Young announces the Union's endorsement of Evans in the Democratic primary election campaign for Mayor of Philadelphia. Joined by Shop Rite owner Jeff Brown, Young hailed Evans for his "bold thinking." The Local also made endorsements in Wilkes-Barre, Delaware County , state-wide judicial races and Philadelphia judicial, row and City Council races .
Young Testifies on PLCB's Key Role in Preventing Underage Drinking and Providing State Revenue
Local 1776 President Wendell W. Young, IV testified on April 18, 2007 before the Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee regarding the role of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) in preventing drinking by minors and the contributions it makes to the Commonwealth's revenue stream.
Cynical Ploy: Tying a Minimum Raise Hike to Millionaire Tax Give-Aways
Republican Congressional leaders tried again -- and will continue trying -- to win tax breaks for millionaires by making a hostage out of a federal increase in the minimum wage. We can stop these games!
Labor Leaders Hold Fundariser for Joe Sestak
A coalition of unions sponsored a fund-raising barbeque at Local's 1776's Walton Road office on Thursday, Aug. 31.
Local 1776 PAC Makes Donation to Chris Carney for Congress
Local 1776 Secretary-Treasurer and Northeast/Central Division Director Michele Kessler (left), Congressional candidate Chris Carney (center) and Lead Representative John Rusak following a discussion of key issues and the Local's endorsement in what proved to be Carney's successful run for the U.S. Congress.


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