(Jefferson City, MO) On Wednesday April 22 as part of AFSCME Council 72’s expanding political program AFSCME members from around Missouri gathered in Jefferson City for lobby day. Over forty AFSCME Council 72 activists gathered in Jefferson City to meet with their Representatives and Senators about issues facing public employees.
Members gathered at the Capital Plaza hotel in the morning for an issue training that ranged from the importance of keeping state facilities adequately staffed to the need to pass the Employee Free Choice Act on a federal level. Members also wrote letters to their United States Senators urging them to vote for the Employee Free Choice Act, and support comprehensive health care reform.
After a working lunch activists made their way to the state capital to speak with their elected officials. Activists spoke with their Senators and Representatives about staffing issues at their facilities and the problems caused by high turnover rates. Many elected officials accepted invitations from AFSCME members to tour their worksites, and see first hand the challenges state employees face on a daily basis.
