United for the Holidays A call to the public to support the striking MESD employees

Management has used every trick in the book to scare and divide the striking members of AFSCME Local 1995:
They have tried to force employees to choose between losing their healthcare and crossing the picket line
They have illegally threatened to permanently replace striking employees

Despite all this the strikers are standing united.  They need your support.

Friday Dec. 14, 2007
At the MESD Ainsworth HQ Building
(11611 Ainsworth Circle, Portland OR)

11:00 AM  Rally 
    With Special Guest:  Jeff Merkley, Speaker of the House - (D) Portland, and candidate for U.S. Senate

Noon  Musical Festivities

1:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM Skit and other fun

3:00 PM Tree decorating and fun for kids

4:00 PM Visit from Santa

5:00 PM Cookie decorating and Hot Cocoa

Raffles will be held all day!

AFSCME members will be making requests for their children for our Giving Tree.  You will be able to adopt a family at the rally to help them during this difficult time.

For more info or to donate to the MESD strikers go to:  oregonafscme.com

 

 

Meanwhile, please spread this far and wide & be sure to check out the new video on YouTube about the striking MESD workers and the special message they delivered to management last week:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH-a7Nf5nAY