Wisconsin Union Members Helping Those Stricken By Japan’s Disasters
Share03/20/11-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Even those who have been kicked while they were down are managing to find a way to help those suffering in Japan. Wisconsin’s public employees have recently been the subject of a lot of attention, and a lot of problems. Recently, Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Legislature took away their collective bargaining rights through illegal political maneuvers, but that is not stopping them from helping Japan.
In response to the tragic events in Japan, the more than 65,000 Wisconsin workers represented by AFSCME Councils 24, 40 and 48 are donating $50,000 to an earthquake relief fund established by RENGO, Japan’s trade union confederation on behalf of all AFSCME members nationwide.
Marty Beil, the executive director of Wisconsin State Employees Union, Council 24, stated:
“Even as our members are facing great stress from being singled out as