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MCLC Meeting Moved Ahead to Thursday, June 14th @ 6:00 pm
The regular MCLC meeting has been moved ahead and will follow the COPE screenings on Thursday, June 14th starting at 6:00 pm * The Labor Day Festival Planning Meeting is also on Thursday, June 14th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Please help us make the 23rd Labor Day Festival the best one yet.
MCLC COPE Political Candidate Screenings June 13th and 14th
The Labor Council will have COPE Candidate Screenings on Wednesday and Thursday, June 13th and 14th, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Trades Building, 119 South Front St (Enter to the left & above the Vierling) in Marquette. The AFL-CIO believes that all citizens have the right and the responsibility to take part in the political affairs of their community, their state and their nation. For that reason, the Committee on Political Education (COPE) was established. As part of COPE, the Marquette County Labor Council screens local candidates with the goal of endorsing better law makers, creating better laws, a better government, and a better life for all the working families. *** The regular MCLC meeting has been moved ahead and will follow the COPE screenings on Thursday, June 14th. The Labor Day Festival Planning Meeting is also on Thursday, June 14th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Please help us make the 23rd Labor Day Festival the best one yet. Contact: Mike Thibault AFL-CIO Now Blog -- Recent News Stories
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