AFSCME and SEIU Partner in New Ad Detailing Impact of Hayworth's Plan on Medicare

New York, NY - Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today launched a new television ad in New York's 18th Congressional District that spells out what the Medicare plan of radical Tea Party Republican candidate Nan Hayworth means for seniors.

Hayworth, who sided with radical tea party Republicans to end the Medicare guarantee and turn it into a voucher program forcing seniors to pay $6,400 more per year and negotiate with insurance companies.

Nan Hayworth's agenda would require New York's seniors to pay more for less health care and force them to negotiate with insurance companies who are more interested in making profits than providing quality care. Her radical plan would end Medicare as we know it," said Seth Johnson, AFSCME Assistant Political Director.

"Nay Hayworth's extremist policies would cripple Medicare and jeopardize healthcare for our seniors," said Kevin Finnegan, Political Director, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. "Hayworth's Tea Party plan confirms that protecting healthcare for seniors is politically expendable."

AFSCME's "Perfect" and SEIU's "Train," will run on cable in the New York media market. A copy of the $180,000 ad can be viewed at http://youtu.be/abi40j6DlMQ or http://youtu.be/w_sfjLSEA2M.

Script -

ANNCR: It doesn't run on Metro North lines.

But that didn't stop Nan Hayworth from hopping on the Tea Party train.

In Congress, Hayworth joined radical Tea Party members to essentially end Medicare.

Hayworth would end the Medicare guarantee, and turn it into a voucher program...

Making seniors pay sixty four hundred dollars more per year ...

And forcing them to negotiate with big insurance companies...

Nan Hayworth rides the Tea Party train...and leaves seniors behind.

Version #1: AFSCME PEOPLE is responsible for the content of this advertising.

Version #2: SEIU COPE is responsible for the content of this advertising.

AFSCME's 1.6 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in hundreds of different occupations -- from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers -- AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.

With 2.1 million members in Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the Americas. Focused on uniting workers in healthcare, public services and property services, SEIU members are winning better wages, healthcare and more secure jobs for our communities, while uniting their strength with their counterparts around the world to help ensure that workers--not just corporations and CEOs--benefit from today's global economy. www.seiu.org

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