IEA Prez tells Quinn to stop the attack on AFSCME. « Fred Klonsky

IEA Prez tells Quinn to stop the attack on AFSCME. « Fred Klonsky:

IEA Prez tells Quinn to stop the attack on AFSCME.

by Fred Klonsky

From the IEA President Cinda Klickna:

“Governor Quinn’s decision to terminate the state’s contract with its largest employee union, AFSCME, is an attack on both the collective bargaining process and on all unionized public employees in Illinois.

The AFSCME employees provide health services to the sick, the elderly and to children. These hard-working men and women help ensure public safety and enhance the quality of life for all Illinoisans and deserve better than this assault from the state’s chief executive.

On behalf of the 133,000 IEA members, we urge Governor Quinn to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair contract with AFSCME.”