John Edwards to receive the AFL-CIO's Paul Wellstone Award

Thought John could use a "DU Happy Gram" thread today :loveya:

Announced at the OAC blog:
This Friday Senator Edwards will travel to Washington D.C. to receive the AFL-CIO's Paul Wellstone Award (along with Representative George Miller) at a dinner during the AFL-CIO's Organizing Summit.

The Wellstone Award, named in honor of the late senator from Minnesota, is awarded to elected leaders who take a strong stand for workers' freedom to form unions and who fight for social and economic justice.

Senator Edwards to receive the AFL-CIO's Paul Wellstone Award and deliver remarks

Friday, December 8th - 8:15 PM

Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
1301 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC
(dinner begins at 7pm)

http://blog.oneamericacommittee.com/story/2006/12/6/11337/4450

Recommended this. He has done a huge amount of work with unions.

His heart's in the right place for the working class.

Tip of the hat to John Edwards. He continues to do good work for America.

America can be better than this....paraphrased from one of my favorite quotes :D

Good for John Edwards. Thanks for posting this.

Congratulations Senator Edwards.

Your energy and work is an inspiration!

NGU.

The man who is standing up for the workin' man, just like Wellstone did.

I was thinking about all of the events he did this year:

*Hotel Rising Tour in Feb, including Hawaii
*Opportunity Rocks (Spring Break) in NOLA
*Janitors' right to organize in Miami and Houston
*Spoke to rallies for or conferences of union groups in Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, Wilmington (NC), Ohio
*Campaigning for minimum wage ballot initiatives in 6 states, and all of them raised it
*ACORN rally in Ohio (ACORN just got an injunction to make FEMA continue pay out what they are supposed to Katrina survivors)
* Spoke at Wake-Up Wal-Mart Rally in Pittsburgh
* Was at the LAANE rally last week when hotel workers got an increase in wages last week in LA

and running Poverty Center to boot.

He deserves this award.

:kick:

I was just going to look this up, now I have my google search words in case I "have to" :hi:

Rock on, John Edwards ... he's a man who hasn't forgotten his roots.

..to provide the very best for our favorite contenders...just 11 months from the first primary vote...are we ready !!1! :toast:

He certainly stays busy! #1 sort of guy.

Thanks for my sig line :hi: It makes me happy, Camelot :)

Thanks for sharing this with us!

:toast: :hi:

Hey Joshua! Welcome to the Underground. :hi:

Edwards is great. He has my vote.

He was great, I donated to his campaign, and so very sad he lost :( I hope we haven't heard the last from him.

I'm still mourning the (Senate) losses of Jack Carter and Harold Ford, Jr too, just my part in contributing to the 50 State Strategy.

:hi:

If I had more time, I could probably post more positive threads to every one of the JRE SUCKS threads.

I just don't want to give up on DU yet :hi:

if so can you give me the link

http://blog.oneamericacommittee.com/story/2006/11/21/103352/11

I have video of the event too which I'll try to get uploaded soon.

And...if you missed Elizabeth's book signing, you can read an excellent CJ report on it that includes video linked at the bottom of the main entry: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/12/4/65455/5997

Surprised I didn't get an email :shrug: I guess I better find an e-list by the time he announces :loveya: <---for the good news! I should visit Kos more often, must have just missed this poll.

:toast:

Americans desperately need a President who truly has the workers best interest at heart

nt

Edwards certainly is a "leader(s) who take(s) a strong stand for workers' freedom to form unions and who fight for social and economic justice."

He has worked tirelessly to strengthen unions and raise the minimum wage. The federal minimum wage has stagnated for the longest period ever, since it was created in 1938, for nearly ten years. Shameful.

The good news is though, that the minimum wage increase intiatives that were on ballots in six states in the 06 midterm election, all passed! In part due to Senator Edwards stumping in those states.

Keep up the good fight, Senator Edwards!

For more on Raising the Minimum Wage: http://oneamericacommittee.com/action/increase-the-minimum-wage/

:toast: :bounce: :toast:

"awarded to elected leaders who take a strong stand for workers' freedom to form unions and who fight for social and economic justice."

Ooooh, I like that!

:patriot:

Wooo-hooo! Nice goin' Senator! Keep on rockin'! :toast:

Julie

Like former President Jimmy Carter, future President Edwards is a man to be trusted.

He has done much for working Americans.

Congratulations Senator Edwards.