Teamsters General President Joins President Obama, Labor Leaders, Workers
(WASHINGTON) - Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa will celebrate Labor Day in Detroit on Monday, where he will participate in the annual festivities sponsored by the Metro Detroit Central Labor council.
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Joined by workers, other labor leaders and President Obama, Hoffa will talk about jobs, the economy and the coordinated attack being waged against workers across the country.
To schedule an interview, please contact Galen Munroe at (202) 439-7427 or Leigh Strope at (202) 497-7766.
Members of the media who wish to cover the event must RSVP with the White House at media_affairs@who.eop.gov
WHO: Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President
President Obama
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
Other labor leaders
WHAT: Labor Day celebration in Detroit
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 5, 2011
8 a.m. kickoff from Teamsters Joint Council 43
11 a.m. rally in Hart Plaza
WHERE: (8 a.m.)
Teamsters Joint Council 43
2741 Trumbull Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48216
(11 a.m.)
Hart Plaza
2-48 Michigan 10
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Contacts:
Galen Munroe, (202) 439-7427, gmunroe@teamster.org
Leigh Strope, (202) 497-7766, lstrope@teamster.org
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Sept. 4, 2011/
SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters
