Hundreds to Rally in Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and in Support of the AFL-CIO's We Are One Movement

CLEVELAND, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American Federation of Government Employees along with hundreds of public sector employees, union activists and supporters will rally in Cleveland's Willard Park at the FREE Stamp in solidarity with the AFL-CIO's We Are One initiative. This event follows a weekend of service, worship, community and workplace actions throughout Ohio and across the country. Public employees will address the service they provide to the American public and denounce attacks against public sector workers.

"Working people across this country are standing up against the attacks on America's middle class," said AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer J. David Cox. "As we rally here in Ohio, we remember the legacy of Dr. King and the ultimate sacrifice he gave for others to have a better life. AFGE and the AFL-CIO will continue to lead the charge in protecting the rights and freedoms of working families."

WHO: AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer J. David Cox Reverend Dr. Marvin McMickle Representative from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Office U.S. Representative Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) - Invited U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) - Invited U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) - Invited Leaders and activists from the American Federation of Government Employees, the nation's largest federal employee union, will join the North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor to rally at the FREE Stamp in a national day of action in WHAT: solidarity with the AFL-CIO's We Are One movement. WHEN: Monday, April 4, 2011; Noon The FREE Stamp (Across the street from the A. J. Celebreeze WHERE: Federal Building) Willard Park, Cleveland

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

American Federation of Government Employees

CONTACT: Darlene Tinsley, AFGE, [phone]; Bob Mechan, AFGE,
[phone]; AFGE Communications, [phone]

Web site: http://www.afge.org/