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<div><tt>ADAPT Breaking News Alert<br>
For Immediate Release<br>
May 14, 2002<br>
Contact: <br>
Marsha Katz (406) 544-9504<br>
Bob Kafka (512) 431-4085<br>
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Disability Rights Activists Shut Down Union Buildings<br>
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Washington-- Tuesday morning, the national disability rights group
ADAPT has blocked all entrances of the buildings that serve as the
headquarters for 3 of the country's largest unions, AFL-CIO, AFSCME,
and SEIU.<br>
ADAPT seeks meetings with the heads of all three
unions, to get union support of legislation currently before Congress,
The Medicaid Community Attendant Services and Supports Act. <br>
Also known as MiCASSA, S.1298 introduced by Arlen
Specter and H.R. 3612 introduced by Representative Danny Shimkus, this
federal legislation would reform Medicaid to allow people real choice
in where they receive long term care services. The current
system forces people into nursing homes and other institutions,
offering little or no support so that people of all ages can receive
the services they need to remain in their own homes, in their own
communities.<br>
While ADAPT strenuously opposes persons with
disabilities being held hostage to protect the institutional jobs of
union members, ADAPT wants to work with union officials to
assure that displaced institutional workers can perform similar jobs
in the community with a liveable wage and good benefits.<br>
Building locations and executives are being held simultaneously:<br>
SEIU, 1313 L Street NW, Andrew Stern (Service
Employees International Union)</tt></div>
<div><tt> AFSCME, 1625 L Street NW, Gerald W.
McEntee (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal
Employees)</tt></div>
<div><tt> AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, John Sweeney
(American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial
Organizations)<br>
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Check out the ADAPT May 2002 Action Website:<br>
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<div>Marta Russell<br>
Los Angeles, CA<br>
www.disweb.org</div>
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