Legislative Report - January 13, 2010

The Florida AFL-CIO Political Conference was held in Orlando, January 9th - 10th. Mike Williams, President, opened the conference by thanking each member for giving up their weekend. Brian Empsey, Secretary-Treasurer, advised the members that the Florida AFO-CIO is looking for activists with heart and conviction. Ken Johnson, Regional Director/AFL-CIO, thanked all the staff and volunteers that worked so hard dring the past election. Congressman Alan Grayson, District 8, received a standing ovation - look for a bill in the near future to STOP the Billions of dollars going to companies sending our jobs overseas!