AFSCME Convention - Boston 2010

You have read the articles written by my fellow delegates at the convention.  I will add this comment: I was profoundly disappointed by the behavior of President McEntee as he very visibly showed his contempt for anyone who did not agree with him.  As a sister delegate from Pennsylvania (and a Lee Saunders supporter) told me, “I never expected to be treated by the President of our union like this.  I thought that I would feel welcome and safe here, with my union.  Instead, I felt as if I was being bullied just like my employer tries to bully me at work.  This is truly a sad day for me.”  She went on to comment that she never felt threatened by anyone supporting Danny Donohue and always felt welcomed by our Minnesota delegation and that she knows we, as AFSCME members, can work together as this is a bottoms up, not top down, organization.  Hopefully, our behavior will reflect well on the election for both President and Secretary-Treasurer at the 2012 convention in Los Angeles.     

Please remember to vote in the August 10, 2010 State Primary.  See the list of our endorsed candidates elsewhere in this newsletter.  

Jean Diederich