75,000 Oregonians rally for Obama

75,000 people rallied at Portland's Waterfront Park on May 18 in support of Barack Obama. Home page photo by Scott Deckelmann. Photo this page by Crystal Miller.

SEIU members across Oregon are working hard to close the Democratic nomination today for Barack Obama.

SEIU’s Oregon members have:

    * Made 150,000 phone calls.
    * Knocked on 22,000 doors.
    * Worked more than 500 volunteer shifts.
    * Sent 200,000 pieces of mail.
    * United with more than 30,000 workers in Change to Win and other unions to get out the vote.



Adela Maza, a janitor at ABM, is voting for the first time as an American citizen. “I came to this country 23 years ago to give my family a better future,” said Maza. “And now I get to cast my very first vote as an American citizen in one of the most important elections in my lifetime. Barack Obama gives me hope that the promise of America is still available to everyone and my children will still have the future I dreamed of.”

Read more about SEIU's efforts to elect Barack Obama.