Special presentation from AFGE's annual Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

• The danger of cutting public services to the American people
• Balancing the federal budget
• The latest on health care reform

John Gage
AFGE National President

• Highlights from AFGE's Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference
• Federal employees' continued dedication to their jobs
• The union's 2012 legislative agenda

Paul Ferris
President, AFGE Department of Defense Local 2516

• Continuing to care for veterans returning home from combat
• The need to properly staff medical facilities that care for military personnel

Wade Henderson
President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

• Fighting for voter protections
• The labor movement's role in advancing civil and human rights