80 Turn Out For Legislative Reception

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

The Metro Council's second annual Legislative Reception drew more than 80 people last Monday, January 10, including federal, state and local elected officials led by Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes and Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan. Seven Metro Council Executive Board members as well as affiliate leaders and activists discussed issues such as the Maryland General Assembly veto override votes, Metro funding, the future of Social Security and project labor agreements on publicly funded building projects with state legislators and county council members from Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Lawmakers and union leaders all received a special issues briefing folder with background material on many of the key issues facing area legislators in 2005. Plans are now underway for a similar event in DC.