AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on Council 31's Strike Authorization
February 23, 2017
February 23, 2017
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees - AFL-CIO) issued the following statement by President Lee Saunders on the Illinois state workers' vote to authorize a strike:
"Public service workers show up every day knowing that their work means something to their communities. They don't get rich protecting our children, fixing our roads, or keeping our water clean; they do it because it's a calling. All they ask in return is . . .
"Public service workers show up every day knowing that their work means something to their communities. They don't get rich protecting our children, fixing our roads, or keeping our water clean; they do it because it's a calling. All they ask in return is . . .