Georgia voters head to the polls today in the runoff election for the U.S. Senate. It's a close race between incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Bush ally and opponent of working families, and AFL-CIO endorsed Jim Martin, who's putting up a strong pro-worker challenge.
If Martin wins today, he'll be the 59th pro-worker elected to the Senate this year to help break the grip of obstruction that has blocked important legislation on health care, the economy and the freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life. Chambliss is the embodiment of that obstruction, voting against working family-friendly legislation--from veterans benefits to children's health care and the Employee Free Choice Act.
The 2009 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance is set for Jan. 15-19 in New Orleans, days before our first African American president is sworn in. What better time to celebrate the life and work of Dr. King?
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