Go Tom!
Perriello Endorsed by Virginia AFL-CIO
Pledges Economic Revival #1 Priority in CongressAugust 18, 2008-Williamsburg, VA-Over the weekend, members of the Virginia AFL-CIO endorsed Tom Perriello, Democratic candidate for the fifth congressional district, at their convention.
"On behalf of the 150,000 Virginia union members represented by the Virginia AFL-CIO, we are proud to endorse Tom Perriello for Congress," said President Jim Leaman. "Rep. Virgil Goode has failed Virginia's working families year after year as we have seen more jobs shipped overseas and more plants closed. Tom Perriello's bold vision for economic revival is exactly what the fifth district needs to reverse the damage of the last decade and get our economy back on track. The Virginia AFL-CIO will work hard to help Tom get elected in November."
"I am grateful to receive this endorsement from the hard working men and women of the fifth district," said Tom Perriello. "As I have said over my economic R.E.V.I.V.A.L. tour over the past month, bringing jobs back to Southside will be my number one priority in Congress. I pledge to work a double shift every day in Congress for economic security, because the least I can do is work just as hard as fifth district families do every day just to put food on the table and fuel in the tank."