WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, SEIU announced a new, multi-state television and field campaign aimed at targeting undecided voters in the final weeks of the presidential election with information on the difference between the Obama and McCain health care plans.
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Beginning Monday, SEIU will begin airing a new television ad, titled "Worried Sick," in two battleground states. The ad underscores the deep concerns working families have about health care -- and how John McCain's health care plan would make a bad problem worse by taxing health benefits and denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. In addition to the ad, SEIU is engaging voters directly in battleground states across the country:
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-- SEIU members are knocking on doors and sharing a new, side-by-side comparison of the Obama and McCain health care proposals with voters;
-- SEIU's Americans for Health Care campaign is distributing a side-by-side comparison to voters; and
-- Nurses, home care aides, and other SEIU healthcare workers are using mail, phone calls, and internet technology to reach one million union and non-union healthcare workers with information about the candidates' plans.
"With the economy continuing to sour, more and more voters are taking a good, hard look at what how the policy proposals offered by Barack Obama and John McCain are going to affect their families' bottom line," said SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger. "Health care is a critical part of that equation, and SEIU members are focusing all of their energy to make sure that in these final weeks of the election, voters have the facts about where the candidates stand on health care."
"Worried Sick" can be viewed at www.seiu.org.
With 2 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.
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SOURCE Service Employees International Union
