SEIU: We Cannot Balance Budget on the Backs of Workers and Seniors

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Published November 10, 2010 3:11 PM

Marcus Mrowka, 202-730-7759

"Time for our leaders to focus their attention on creating the good jobs America's families desperately need," says SEIU's Henry

Washington, D.C.- Statement of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry on the proposal released by Fiscal Commission Chairs Bowles and Simpson:

"We cannot balance our budget on the backs of seniors and people who keep our communities safe and healthy, teach our kids, and plow and repair our roads. It's unacceptable and irresponsible to cut Social Security and Medicare and eliminate even more jobs at a time when most families are struggling to get by.

"The proposal released today by the Fiscal Commission Chairs would do nothing to help the 27 million Americans looking for work. And it would force the janitor who cleans dozens of offices each night and the home care worker who lifts their clients out of bed and into their wheelchairs several times a day to work longer into their lives and have their healthcare coverage and other benefits slashed.

"The American people are hurting. It's time for our leaders to focus their attention on creating the good jobs America's families desperately need."
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With 2.2 million members in Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the Americas. Focused on uniting workers in healthcare, public services and property services, SEIU members are winning better wages, healthcare and more secure jobs for our communities, while uniting their strength with their counterparts around the world to help ensure that workers--not just corporations and CEOs--benefit from today's global economy.
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They'll pay for unnecessary tax cuts, also.