From AFSCME: A Community’s Greatest Asset During a Pandemic? Try Union Solidarity.
Thanks to Liles Taylor for sending us this.
By PABLO ROS
As communities across America grapple with the growing threat of the novel coronavirus, this much is clear – not only are public service workers going above and beyond the call of duty to serve their communities, they are also looking out for one another in selfless and inspiring ways.
Take AFSCME Local 4011, which represents school support personnel in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 have climbed in the state – 680 at last count – and as schools, government agencies and businesses large and small have shut their doors, the local’s members are taking matters into their own hands.