FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 24, 2009

CONTACT: Greg Denier, 202-486-2365
Noreen Nielsen, 202-721-6047

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is a statement from Change to Win chair Anna Burger congratulating Mary Beth Maxwell for her appointment to the Department of Labor as Senior Advisor to Secretary Solis and as Solis' representative on the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families.

"We congratulate Mary Beth Maxwell on her appointment as a senior advisor to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and the Department of Labor. Maxwell has long been a champion for America's workers. She has dedicated her career to protecting and strengthening workers rights, and we are confident she will continue to bring this same commitment and vigor in her new role as senior advisor.

"Her appointment places yet another strong woman leader and pro-worker advocate in the Obama Administration and reinforces the high priority of the Administration to address the issues most important to working families. We look forward to continuing to work with her and the Administration to help restore the economy, rebuild the middle class and renew the American Dream for America's workers."

** Note: Media representatives interested in scheduling an interview with Change to Win leaders should contact Noreen Nielsen at noreen.nielsen@changetowin.org. **

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About Change to Win
Change to Win is a 5.5-million member partnership of five unions founded in 2005 to represent workers in the industries and occupations of the 21st century economy. Change to Win is committed to restoring the American Dream for a new generation of workers – wages that can support a family, affordable health care, a secure retirement, and the opportunity for the future. The affiliated unions are: Service Employees International Union, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Laborers' International Union of North America, and United Farm Workers of America.