Subject: [big campaign] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE: New website showcases personal stories of teachers, firefighters, public workers
From: Aniello Alioto <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 13:46:46 -0400
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Another job well, well done by Progress Michigan!

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From: Leigh Fifelski <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, May 11, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Hey Aniello - We are pushing out a blog and an email on this today too.

News from Progress Michigan and We Are the People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 11, 2011
CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski, Progress Michigan, 517-999-3646
Zack Pohl, We Are the People, 517-980-6190

NEW WEBSITE SHOWCASES PERSONAL STORIES OF TEACHERS, FIREFIGHTERS, PUBLIC
WORKERS
Public employees fight back as Gov. Snyder pushes drastic cuts to pay for
huge corporate special interest tax breaks

LANSING - Today Progress Michigan and the We Are the People coalition
launched IMakeMichiganWork.org, a new website that showcases the personal
stories of Michigan’s teachers, firefighters and other public sector
workers.

With Lansing politicians pushing a budget that would cut $180 million in
wages and benefits from public workers to pay for a $1.8 billion tax break
for corporate special interests, the interactive website gives workers a
forum to push back against the attacks by showing Michiganders how vital
their work is to Michigan's continued economic recovery.

Currently, the site features 34 video testimonials from workers across the
state, including: firefighters, teachers, public health workers,
environmental inspectors, food service employees, sanitation workers and
many others.

“We are the people who keep our communities safe, teach our kids, and make
Michigan a great place to live and work,” said Amy Lipset, a transportation
planner with the Department of Transportation. “Unfortunately, hard working
public employees like us who have already sacrificed to move our state
forward are being asked to pay for huge tax breaks for corporate special
interests. It’s time for the politicians to stop attacking public workers,
start working together, and start creating jobs to get our economy back on
track.”

To upload a testimonial, public workers should visit IMakeMichigan.org and
click the “Submit a Video” button at the top of the screen, and then follow
the instructions. Videos can be submitted via web cam, mobile phone, or
digital camcorder. Testimonials should be approximately 30 seconds long, and
can then be shared with family, friends and co-workers via Facebook and
Twitter.

“It’s clear that Lansing politicians have been spending more time listening
to the powerful CEOs who helped them get elected than the people of
Michigan,” said David Holtz, Progress Michigan executive director. “This new
website will give public workers a forum to share their stories with
lawmakers and make sure their voices are heard.”

Two examples of video testimonials on the website include:

Bill Ruhf, Forensic Scientist:
http://imakemichiganwork.org/videos/i-make-michigan-work-forensic-scientist-0

George Heath, Transportation Service Center:
http://imakemichiganwork.org/videos/i-make-michigan-work-making-sure-you-get-what-you-pay

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-- 
Leigh Fifelski, Communications Director

Progress Michigan
115 W Allegan
Floor 7
Lansing, MI 48933

office (517) 999-3646
cell (248) 321-4579
fax (517) 999-3652
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