Issued April 17, 2008

Today, SEIU went up on television in Pennsylvania to draw attention to Barack Obama's solutions for skyrocketing gas prices.  

 

 "Change"features Pennsylvanians who are hurt by the current crisis and support Obama because he will stand up to the big oil companies and bring gas prices down for working people.

 

The ad can be viewed at www.SEIU.org.

 

"Pennsylvania families like mine are hurting every time they fill up the tank, and voters need to know there's one candidate in this campaign who will take on the oil and gas companies and do something about it,"said SEIU member Elaine Oley. Oley is a healthcare worker from Frackville who is in the ad that went up today. "Barack Obama cares about us and he will bring the change we need."

 

Later today, SEIU members will highlight Obama's plan to address gas prices and crack down on oil and gas companies.

WHAT:           SEIU member action - leafleting about Obama's plan to take on the big oil companies

 

WHEN:           Thursday, April 17, 3:00 pm EST

 

WHERE:        Sunoco Station

 

"Change"is part of an extensive get-out-the-vote campaign waged by SEIU members throughout the Keystone State.  In addition to the TV ad, on Friday mobile billboards will be on the streets of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia suburbs, and Harrisburg with SEIU members expressing their support for Obama. For more information on SEIU's efforts in Pennsylvania, or to speak with SEIU members about their work for Senator Obama, contact Stephanie Mueller (202-730-7842 / Stephanie.Mueller@seiu.org) or Mark McCullough (202-730-7283 / Mark.McCullough@seiu.org).