SEIU 888 State Treasurer and Auditor Candidate Forum
March 03, 2010, 6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Disabled American Veterans Hall, 788 Liberty Street, Braintree, MA 02184-7372
SEIU Local 888 will host State Treasurer and State Auditor candidates at a political forum where our members will ask questions, speak to the candidates directly, and hear what they have to say.
SEIU Local 888 will host State Treasurer and State Auditor candidates at a political forum where our members will ask questions, speak to the candidates directly, and hear what they have to say.
Wednesday March 3, 2010: 6 - 8pm
Disabled American Veterans Hall
788 Liberty Street
Braintree, MA 02184-7372
(Complimentary dinner will be served)
Please RSVP by March 1
to Eldin Villafane
(617) 241-3302or by email: evillafane@seiu888.org
Our union is committed to opening up the political process to our members:
SEIU 888 members . . . and only SEIU 888 members . . . will decide Local 888’s political program.
At the end of this forum the members will vote for the candidates that our union will endorse.
The State Treasurer and State Auditor are two of the
most powerful positions in the Commonwealth.
State Auditor
Oversees all privatization of state public services
Ensures state agencies and private contractors operate within the law and monitors fraud and abuse
Acts to prevent unfunded state mandates from being passed on to cities and towns
State Treasurer
Oversees the State Lottery Commission and • Pension System
Manages State Bonds and Investments
Oversees the Mass School Building Authority
Come to the Forum. Look the candidates in the eye and ask tough questions!
Every Member has an equal voice in SEIU Local 888’s political program