AFSCME Local 2968: Fighting the Good Fight
July 23, 2009
Corrections Officer Jeff Arsenault, AFSCME Local 2968
AFSCME Corrections Officer Jeff Arsenault and Local 2968 were singled out recently by the Maine AFL-CIO for their efforts to win passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.
Jeff serves on the Maine AFL-CIO Executive Board, is a dedicated union activist and a firm supporter of the Employee Free Choice Act. He and Local 2968 have been writing and calling Maine's senators continuously in order to pass this important legislation.
As public employees the Act would not directly affect them, but they persist because they hope that if the Employee Free Choice Act is passed for the private sector similar reforms will be easier to get in the public sector.
On a more personal level, Jeff also wants there to be good jobs and opportunities for the next generation. “It behooves the leaders of today to provide opportunities for the next generation” said Jeff. He works with incarcerated youth and he makes a point of trying to persuade them that “there is a better way.” Without good job opportunities though, Jeff says that becomes harder and harder.
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