by Seth Michaels, May 30, 2008
Sen. John McCain has worked to craft a media image as an unconventional, straight-talking maverick as he runs for the presidency. But where does he really stand on the issues that matter to working families?
You can find out at our updated McCain Revealed site. We’ve researched McCain’s record and his plans for the country to find out what a McCain presidency would mean for working families. The new and improved online briefing book includes the latest information on McCain’s stances on the important issues in 2008: the economy, health care, trade, jobs, retirement security, workers’ rights and the Bush agenda.
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/mccain.cfm?source=mccainrevealed http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/mccain.cfm?source=mccainrevealedWhen you page through the online briefing book, you’ll learn about:
* What McCain’s health care plan would mean for you.
* How McCain voted on crucial issues like wages, Medicare and the Employee Free Choice Act.
* McCain’s support for privatizing Social Security.
* McCain’s enthusiasm for bad trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American Free Trade Agrement (CAFTA).
McCain Revealed also links to full fact sheets on his detailing his positions on key issues, with downloadable features fliers.
New features on the site include a page of video clips of McCain, as well as the latest stories on McCain from the AFL-CIO Now blog.
The website will educate and inform union members about McCain’s record, help the AFL-CIO carry out its largest member mobilization in history and pressure McCain to address our issues and change his positions on them. The site goes hand in hand with the AFL-CIO’s door-to-door walks, phone banks, worksite fliers and political trainings, helping union members make the right choices in this critical election year.