MSNBC's Ed Schultz Stands Up for Unions and the Middle Class on "Inside Government"

MSNBC's Ed Schultz Stands Up for Unions and the Middle Class on "Inside Government"

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" to hear MSNBC's Ed Schultz address the assault on unions and the middle class in America. The show, which originally aired on Friday, March 25, is now available on demand.

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Schultz, host of MSNBC's "The Ed Show," discussed the need for a strong middle class and proposed ideas to get Americans back to work. Schultz also addressed President Obama's biggest challenges in the years ahead.

AFGE Defense Conference Chair Don Hale, Vice Chair Patty Viers and Marine Corps Council President Brian Leonard then discussed the decision to withdraw from labor-management discussions on the Defense Department's civilian personnel system changes, a move in response to retaliatory actions taken against a federal worker. The trio also responded to the Army's decision to halt the illegal conversion of civilian work to private contractors.

Lastly, Families USA Executive Director Ron Pollack discussed the one-year anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law.

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"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. and online at www.federalnewsradio.com. It is also available to millions of iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 625,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

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