FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following is a statement from Change to Win communications director Greg Denier on the federal investigation involving Governor Blagojevich.  

"No one connected with Change to Win ever considered, discussed or promised any position at Change to Win to Governor Blagojevich, his staff or his advisors. In the affidavit released by the United States Attorney, a position at Change to Win is discussed only in conversations between the governor and his advisors. The first time Change to Win learned of any of the matters raised in the criminal complaint was with today's public release of the affidavit."

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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.