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SEIU’s Eliseo Medina to Speak on Immigration

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Vice President Eliseo Medina to Speak on YearlyKos Convention Immigration Panel
SEIU President Andy Stern to Deliver Lunchtime Keynote 
CHICAGO—Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice President of the 1.9 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU), will join a panel of immigration experts at the YearlyKos Convention to discuss the prospects for federal immigration reform and implications at the state and local levels.  The panel, Immigration and Hispanics: The Policy and the Politics, will take place in Chicago on Saturday at 9:15 a.m.
WHO:             SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina

WHAT:            Immigration reform; the political landscape and the policy imperatives
WHERE:         YearlyKos Convention, McCormick Place Convention Center,               Chicago, IL
WHEN:            Saturday, Aug 4, 9:15a.m.-10:15a.m.
In addition, SEIU President Andy Stern will deliver YearlyKos’s Friday luncheon keynote.  In a one- on-one interview with Harold Meyerson, executive editor of The American Prospect and political columnist for the Washington Post, Andy Stern will speak about the impact of globalization on America’s workforce.   Stern’s keynote luncheon will take place on Friday, August 3, from 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 pm.
About the YearlyKos Convention:
The YearlyKos Convention is an annual convention gathering people from all walks of life who belong to the Netroots, the US-based (but globally focused) non-partisan grassroots community that uses the internet as a primary tool for expressing viewpoints, building consensus, and acting for change. This year’s Convention represents the most concentrated gathering of high-profile progressive bloggers.
For more information about the YearlyKos Convention or for media credentials, visit www.yearlykosconvention.org/press.
About SEIU and Eliseo Medina:
With 1.9 million members, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America. Focused on uniting workers in three sectors to improve their lives and the services they provide, SEIU is the largest health care union, including hospitals, nursing homes, and home care; the largest property services union, including building cleaning and security; and the second largest public employee union.
Eliseo Medina has served as the international executive vice president for SEIU since 1996.  A former grape-picker, a long-time field organizer, and a nationally-known immigration policy leader, Medina is uniquely qualified to talk about the U.S. immigration puzzle and the advantages that comprehensive reform will provide to workers, employers, and average Americans. 

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