Exhibit visitors
will receive a free newly-designed color poster featuring all 80 stamps in the
Postal Service's African American Heritage series.

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in Lansing 3341 S.
Leading Civil Rights organizations such as the NAACP and the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference have passed resolutions in support of security
officers' efforts to raise standards by forming a union of their choice with
Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

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Private
security is one of the 10 fastest growing occupations in the U.

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New this year is a stamp
honoring the achievements of operatic and concert singer Marian Anderson, a
key figure in black America's struggle for racial equality. (MPG ), one
of the largest commercial real estate owners in Los Angeles. Nationally, security officers are
joining SEIU to professionalize their careers and raise standards in the
private security industry.

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Lawson continued.
African American community leaders and private security officers in New
York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Seattle, Sacramento, and
Irvine, CA led delegations to ING Clarion offices.

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8 million members through a variety of plans:
Traditional Blue Cross Blue Shield; Blue Preferred, Community Blue and Healthy
Blue PPOs; Blue Choice Point of Service; Blue Care Network HMO, and Blue
HSA(SM) plans compatible with health savings accounts.

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Capitol Ave.


LOS ANGELES, African American community leaders in
nearly a dozen major U.

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Stamps in the exhibit include Harriet Tubman, Langston
Hughes, Whitney Moore Young , Ma Rainey and others.com . In Los Angeles, a
community coalition of people organized in defense of security officers led a
delegation into Maguire Properties Inc.
More than 1 million private security officers -- more than twice the
number of police officers -- are employed in the United States.

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African American Community Leaders Call on Maguire Properties' Largest Investor ING Clarion to Protect Security Officers' Civil Rights Freedom

cities today urged investment firm ING Clarion to
ensure that its real estate investments -- including Maguire Properties Inc. Officers
do not receive sick days or holidays.

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in Southfield

Dickinson Elementary School Southwest Community Campus
448 Dickinson SE in Grand Rapids 801 Oakland Ave. Health insurance, if it is offered, is unaffordable.

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Southfield

Capital Area District Library (free) Genesee Valley Mall (free)
401 S. SW in Grand Rapids


Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit corporation, provides
health care benefits to nearly 4. The
majority of private security officers are African American, and although they
protect lives and millions of dollars of property every day, they often go
home to our nation 's poorest neighborhoods.

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history and culture. The average pay for security officers is less than
$19,000 a year.

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Linden Rd in Flint


Three schools will also display the exhibits only for students and staff
at these locations:


Schoenhals Elementary School
16500 Lincoln Rd.S.

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"Maguire Properties is in effect practicing a policy of institutionalized
racism by denying security officers their civil right and freedom to form a
union of their choice with SEIU," said Rev.

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The exhibits will be on display during the
month of February to honor Black History Month.S.
-- protect private security officers ' civil right and freedom to raise
standards by forming a union of their choice.
ING Clarion is the largest investor in Maguire Properties Inc. James Lawson, long-time civil
rights activist and a member of the community coalition people organized in
defense of security officers.

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"Exploring Black History Through Stamps" depicts 63 of the United States
stamps that honor black Americans who made significant contributions to U. Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent
licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association . For more
information, visit http://www. Maguire
Properties is standing in the way of security officers' civil right and
freedom to raise standards by forming a union of their choice with Service
Employees' International Union (SEIU).

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One museum exhibit and three free exhibits at libraries and malls are open
to the public throughout February at the following locations:


Detroit Historical Museum Northland Mall (free)
5401 Woodward Ave.

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Michigan Blues ' Stamp Exhibit Highlights Cultural Contributions of African-Americans

The predominately Anglo operating engineers that do
work for Maguire Properties have the union of their choice.

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"The mostly -Latino janitors that do work for Maguire Properties have the
union of their choice. (MPG) annual shareholder meeting to
urge the company to stop denying security officers' civil right and freedom to
form a union of their choice with SEIU.
Most security officers are paid poverty wages, have few benefits, and
receive minimal training.

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Visitors receive free 'Exploring Black History Through Stamps' poster

DETROIT, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and
Blue Care Network will loan seven "Exploring Black History Through Stamps"
exhibits to seven Michigan venues. in Detroit 21500 Northwestern Hwy. Only the
disproportionately African American private security officers that protect
Maguire Properties are still struggling to raise standards by forming a union
of their choice," Rev.

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