New Poll Americas Workers the Deciding Vote '08 and Updated Schedule Of Change to Win Events at 2008 Democratic National Convention DENVER, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Lake Research Partners president Celinda Lake will release a new poll, at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, August 25, 2008 -- the first day of the Democratic National Convention -on what presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama needs to do to capture the working American vote in the November election. Economic Policy Institute president Larry Mishel will also release an analysis of the economic trends threatening the American Dream and the impact on working families. Change to Win chair Anna Burger will join Change to Win leaders to discuss their action agenda and 2008 political program for restoring the American Dream for America's workers. More than 330 Change to Win delegates, labor leaders and members are gathered in Denver for the 2008 Democratic National Convention to make sure the interests and concerns of working families are represented. The issues most critical to working Americans today are reforming our government to make it work for working people again; the right of workers to join a union without fear of employer interference, intimidation, or coercion; affordable health care; a secure retirement; and, building a new green infrastructure to create good jobs and a sustainable economy for the next generation. CHANGE TO WIN'S DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION PROGRAM Overview: -- 330 Change to Win delegates, leaders and members will attend the Democratic National Convention. -- Change to Win chair Anna Burger will use her prime-time Tuesday night Convention address to call for "Justice for All." -- The Change to Win Truth Squad will bring workers stories from across the country to Denver to expose the impact of McCain's anti-worker agenda on real workers. -- Local United Food and Commercial Worker members are hand-making nearly 100,000 signs for use at the Pepsi Center and Invesco Field. -- Over 300 Colorado Change to Win members will commit hundreds of volunteer hours to the Convention. **UPDATED** SCHEDULE OF CHANGE TO WIN EVENTS (All Times Local) Sunday, August 24, 2008 Change to Win Truth Squad Bus Tour Rally The Change to Win Truth Squad will hold a rally exposing John McCain's agenda to put the interests of Big Oil before the interests of working families. When: 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Where: 14th Street between Stout and California Colorado Convention Center, (across the street from the Big Blue Bear)
Change to Win, AFL-CIO and NEA Labor Unity Rally Change to Win unions join other unions to welcome members from throughout the country at a reception to celebrate the opening of the Convention. When: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Where: Colorado Convention Center - Four Seasons Ballroom Monday, August 25, 2008 PANEL DISCUSSION: Creating a New American Dream for Workers INVITATION ONLY In association with SEIU, the Creative Coalition will host a morning reception, featuring SEIU members and socially conscious celebrities, to discuss the Employee Free Choice Act and the key role it plays in rebuilding the American economy. When: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Where: Tambien Restaurant, 250 Steele Street Change to Win American Dream Forum Change to Win, Lake Research Partners and the Economic Policy Institute host a forum on impact of the American Dream on America's workers, including the release of a new poll on what Barack Obama needs to do to capture the working American vote in November; an analysis on the economic trends threatening the Dream; and a discussion of Change to Win's action agenda and 2008 political program. When: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Where: Colorado Convention Center, Room 502 Symposium on Transportation Infrastructure Symposium on Transportation Infrastructure with former Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Pa.), LIUNA General President Terence O'Sullivan, Policy Link President Angela Glover Blackwell, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), sponsored by the Democratic National Convention Committee. When: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Where: Space Theatre, 13th & Curtis Streets Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Special Film Sneak Preview and Celebration: Battle in Seattle Actress Charlize Theron and writer director Stuart Townsend will join Teamsters general president James Hoffa and United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard to preview Battle in Seattle, a new film about the protests at the Seattle WTO Ministerial.
When: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Where: Zengo's Restaurant 1610 Little Raven Street Riverfront Park Change to Win Chair Anna Burger Addresses Democratic National Convention When: Between 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Where: Pepsi Center Wednesday, August 27, 2008 SEIU, HCAN, NEA and Progressive Allies Host a Rally to Fix Health Care Now! Join health care advocates, working families, and celebrities like Chuck D, Death Cab for Cutie, and others in rallying for change. With live music, a health clinic, art exhibitions and more. When: 2:00 p.m. Where: Sunken Gardens Park, Corner of W 8th Avenue and Speer Boulevard About Change to Win Change to Win is a partnership of seven unions and six million members founded in 2005 to organize workers of the new American economy. Change to Win is committed to restoring the American Dream so that all workers have a paycheck that can support a family, affordable health care, a secure and dignified retirement, and the opportunity for the next generation to be better off. The seven affiliated unions are: Service Employees International Union, UNITE HERE, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Laborers' International Union of North America, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and United Farm Workers of America. SOURCE Change to Win -0- 08/23/2008 /NOTE TO EDITORS: Media representatives interested in attending any of the Change to Win events or scheduling interviews with Change to Win leaders should contact Noreen Nielsen at noreen.nielsen@changetowin.org./