July 23, 2010                                         Media contact: Karen DeWitt  301.832.8809

LABOR UNIONS’ RANK AND FILE OVERWHELMINGLY BACK JACKSON

Michael A. Jackson will be endorsed for County Executive of Prince George’s County by the rank and file of nine labor unions, Monday, July 26^th, at a union press conference.

Where:         Sheet Metal Worker 100

                    4725 Silver Hill Road, Suite 1

                    Suitland, Maryland

When:          July 26, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

Other candidates claim union backing, but the endorsements come from union boards, some of whose members don’t even live in Prince George’s County.  Such endorsements are not representative of the opinions of the union men and women on the frontlines who have no say in the endorsement process.

In contrast, the backing of Jackson is supported overwhelmingly by the unions’ membership, in some cases, by 100 percent support.

“The administrative supervisors are supporting Michael Jackson for County Executive of Prince George’s County because we know him and we know all that he has done to support education and the children of Prince George’s County,” said Doris Reed, Executive Director of The Association of Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel (ASASP).

The following nine unions endorse Jackson:

·         Association of Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel

·         AFSCME Council 67

·         Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

·         International Union of Elevator Constructors

·         Sheet Metal Workers 100

·         AFSCME Local 2250

·         American Postal Works Union

·         DCNA

·         Teamsters Local 639

Additionally, Jackson has received the backing of the Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association; the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 112 Deputy Sheriff's Association.

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