Also This Week: Largest Labor Fly-in To Lobby On Behalf of Workers in D.C.

Washington, D.C. June 11, 2013 – As the Senate immigration reform bill reaches the floor of the Senate, America’s labor movement along with its community partners is ramping up its fight for a reliable roadmap for citizenship for more than 11 million aspiring Americans.

Starting Monday, the AFL-CIO and its affiliates will ramp up all aspects of its national campaign, from working people calling 27 targeted Senate offices to ads online and on television in states like Nevada, Alaska and Arizona. In addition, over 50 leaders and allies from 24 states are flying in to lobby their elected leaders in both the Senate and House on Wednesday, the first full day of Senate debate.  Also AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka will join President Obama at the White House Tuesday morning for a press conference in support of comprehensive immigration reform.

“Americans get it – our broken immigration system hurts all working people, immigrant or locally born alike,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Justice and politics are in alignment, and the labor movement is committed to putting its full weight behind the cause of citizenship.”

Contact: Jeff Hauser (202) 637-5018