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Samara Knight, Cleveland
Samara is a nursing assistant and single mother raising a son with a severe illness that requires expensive medication and constant doctor visits. But Samara doesn't have healthcare at work and she can't afford expensive coverage on her own. Samara was able to save enough to buy a home for her family--but she's fallen behind on her mortgage payments paying for her son's medical needs. Now Samara might lose the home she worked so hard for. That's why she's working overtime to elect a president who will turn our economy around--knocking on doors, talking to other union members about what's at stake this election, and registering her neighbors and co-workers to vote. She knows her future depends on it.
Bill Beau, Pittsburgh
Bill works on the grounds crew at the University of Pittsburgh. He was an early supporter of Barack Obama and he's taken time off work to ensure that other union members in Pittsburgh turn out for Obama on Election Day. For Bill, this election is all about the economy and healthcare. He's tired of seeing good paying jobs leave America and says every family needs access to affordable healthcare. Bill knows the effects of our healthcare crisis all too well. He has a son with five neurological disorders. His son also developed brain encephalitis when he was ten because the HMO wouldn't pay for the proper IV treatments. Bill says we just don't need healthcare, we need good healthcare.
Loretta Reddy, Florida
Loretta is a nursing assistant in Port Richey, Florida. When the housing market crashed, her partner was laid off his construction job. He found new work but it's a $40,000 a year pay cut. With three kids, they're barely getting by--just getting food on the table and making sure the bills are paid is a struggle. Her kids have part-time jobs to try to keep the family afloat and they don't join school activities or sports because they can't afford to pay for uniforms or other costs. Loretta says her son recently bought his dad's diabetes medication for him without telling him because they couldn't afford it otherwise. Loretta knows Florida is close and she's doing everything she can to help Obama win--she says her family can't afford four more years like the last eight.
For more information on what SEIU members are doing to elect Barack Obama and other pro-worker candidates, visit www.WalkADayInMyShoes2008.com.
Samara is a nursing assistant and single mother raising a son with a severe illness that requires expensive medication and constant doctor visits. But Samara doesn't have healthcare at work and she can't afford expensive coverage on her own. Samara was able to save enough to buy a home for her family--but she's fallen behind on her mortgage payments paying for her son's medical needs. Now Samara might lose the home she worked so hard for. That's why she's working overtime to elect a president who will turn our economy around--knocking on doors, talking to other union members about what's at stake this election, and registering her neighbors and co-workers to vote. She knows her future depends on it.
Bill Beau, Pittsburgh
Bill works on the grounds crew at the University of Pittsburgh. He was an early supporter of Barack Obama and he's taken time off work to ensure that other union members in Pittsburgh turn out for Obama on Election Day. For Bill, this election is all about the economy and healthcare. He's tired of seeing good paying jobs leave America and says every family needs access to affordable healthcare. Bill knows the effects of our healthcare crisis all too well. He has a son with five neurological disorders. His son also developed brain encephalitis when he was ten because the HMO wouldn't pay for the proper IV treatments. Bill says we just don't need healthcare, we need good healthcare.
Loretta Reddy, Florida
Loretta is a nursing assistant in Port Richey, Florida. When the housing market crashed, her partner was laid off his construction job. He found new work but it's a $40,000 a year pay cut. With three kids, they're barely getting by--just getting food on the table and making sure the bills are paid is a struggle. Her kids have part-time jobs to try to keep the family afloat and they don't join school activities or sports because they can't afford to pay for uniforms or other costs. Loretta says her son recently bought his dad's diabetes medication for him without telling him because they couldn't afford it otherwise. Loretta knows Florida is close and she's doing everything she can to help Obama win--she says her family can't afford four more years like the last eight.
For more information on what SEIU members are doing to elect Barack Obama and other pro-worker candidates, visit www.WalkADayInMyShoes2008.com.
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