FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 31, 2008

Senator Bob Casey was not the only Keystone State voter welcoming Senator Obama to Pennsylvania on his statewide bus tour.  Members of SEIU, Pennsylvania’s fastest growing union, were out in force at the first stop in Pittsburgh and over the weekend and will be at each stop along the “Road to Change” bus tour this week.
 
Lori Reinhart, a nurse for 30 years and member of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, will introduce Senator Obama Monday morning at a town hall meeting in Lancaster.
 
“I love my job, but the current health care system has made it harder for nurses to deliver the care our patients need.  Senator Obama has the vision and the solutions to make health care more affordable and accessible to all,” said Reinhart.
 
More information on SEIU members’ participation in the bus tour is as follows:
 
MONDAY, MARCH 31
10:00 A.M. EST
Lori Reinhart, a county nursing home worker and member of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, will introduce Senator Obama at a town hall meeting
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
750 East King Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
 
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
9:00 A.M. EST
SEIU President Andy Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger will join SEIU PA State Council President Eileen Connelly in introducing Senator Obama at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO 38th Constitutional Convention
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel
17th & Race Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
SEIU’s 75,000 members across Pennsylvania are reaching out to their communities to support Barack Obama in the April 22 Democratic primary. For more information on SEIU’s campaign in Pennsylvania, or to speak with members, contact Stephanie Mueller (202-730-7842 / Stephanie.Mueller@seiu.org) or Mark McCullough (202-730-7283 / Mark.McCullough@seiu.org).

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With 1.9 million members, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America. Focused on uniting workers in three sectors to improve their lives and the services they provide, SEIU is the largest health care union, including hospitals, nursing homes, and home care; the largest property services union, including building cleaning and security; and the second largest public employee union.