Washington -- Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, this morning extend their congratulations to Mark Begich on his election to the U.S. Senate. SEIU made 68,279 calls in support of Begich and look forward to working with him in the 111th Congress.

SEIU members proved that they make politics work and elected a candidate who not only talks the talk, but walks the walk," said SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Burger. "Now, instead of sitting back and waiting to see what happens, members are staying out in the streets and holding our new leaders accountable for the promises they made over this past campaign season on affordable health care and rebuild the middle class by restoring workers' freedom to join unions."

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