As Public Employees in Wisconsin and Nationwide Protest Cuts in Collective Bargaining, del Valle Defends Essential Rights to Association
Pledges, as mayor, to fight against measures to undermine workers’ rights
(February 19, 2011) CHICAGO--As the city entered the final weekend before the mayoral election, candidate and Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle expressed his support for public employees across the country, including in Wisconsin, who are fighting to protect their collective bargaining rights.
“Today, as thousands gather just a few hours away, in Madison, Wisconsin, to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s attempt to undermine the rights of workers in his state, I express my solidarity with those workers,” del Valle said.
“What’s happening in Wisconsin has implications for Chicago. In Illinois,