Cleveland, OH- On Saturday, SEIU President Andrew Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger will join SEIU members pounding the pavement in Cleveland and Youngstown for Sen. Barack Obama. Stern will kick off a morning canvass with Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and join SEIU member events for Sen. Obama throughout the day.

Burger will join Stern and SEIU members at a rally with Barack Obama later that evening.

SEIU's 30,000 members are joining with more than 140,000 other workers from Change to Win unions to knock on thousands of doors, make hundreds of thousands of phone calls, and send thousands of pieces of mail by March 4th to ensure Barack Obama is the Democratic presidential nominee.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Obama Canvass Kickoff
WHEN: 9:45 a.m.
WHERE: 1771 East 30th St.
Cleveland, OH

Meeting with SEIU Health Care Workers
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: University Manor Nursing Home
2186 Ambleside Rd.
Cleveland, OH

Meeting with SEIU Health Care Workers
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: St. Vincent Charity Hospital
2351 East 22nd St.
Cleveland, OH

Youngstown SEIU Obama Rally with Pres. Stern
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: SEIU
3657 Belmont Ave.
Youngstown, OH

Rally with Barack Obama
WHEN: 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Cleveland Convention Center
500 Lakeside Ave.
Cleveland, OH

Media interested in SEIU member events or inquiring about other opportunities should contact Marcus Mrowka at 202-531-0689.

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