John Ohlson
Council 2 members discuss union issues at the AFSCME convention in San Francisco, attended by 6,000 delegates from around the country. They are, from left: Vice president Ron Fredin (Local 307-vc); Tracy Ross, executive board member of Local 307-vc; Dian Seider, Local 120; Patti Cox, executive board member, Local 3787; Kent MacDonald, Local 307-co; and Virginia Griesbach, Local 2617.
Council 2 members attend AFSCME convention
NEARLY 6,000 delegates, alternates and guests gathered in San Francisco for afscme’s 38th International Convention, held July 28 through August 1.
Kathleen Etheredge
Local 2617 representatives Virginia Griesbach (left) and Tammy McQueeney, executive board member
Among them were about 110 delegates from Council 2.
The keynote address at the convention was delivered by President Gerald McEntee, who along with International Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy was re-elected by delegates to another four-year term. The convention heard inspiring stories of organizing efforts, successful campaigns and contract fights, bruising battles against anti-union bosses and exciting accounts by volunteer member organizers who are helping workers win a voice on the job.
Afscme Secretary/Treasurer William Lucy (left) and John Ohlson, Local 120 executive board member
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Among the resolutions approved at the convention were those to reform government contracting to protect against privatization problems, to promote public service workers and the public services that keep our families safe and make our communities strong, and to protect deserving homeowners from bank foreclosures.
