Caso: Nothing Can Stop Us!

June 28, 2010

Acting Secretary-Treasurer Tony Caso, AFSCME International Vice President and Executive Director of Council 93, welcomed Convention attendees to the great city of Boston, MA. In his remarks, Caso spoke of the struggles facing Council 93 members, struggles that AFSCME members across the country are facing.

"Like virtually every other Council in the nation, we are struggling. Struggling with declining revenues, with budget cuts and layoffs. Struggling with attempts to eliminate or weaken our collective bargaining rights and with efforts to reduce our retirement and health insurance benefits. "We are also struggling with politicians who want to place the burden of our economic crisis on the backs of public employees and the less fortunate members of society who rely on AFSCME members for essential public services. "But let me tell you something brothers and sisters, if they think they can beat us then they don't know what AFSCME is about... Because if they did, they would know that AFSCME does not stand idly by and let others take away things we have fought so hard to obtain. They would know that when we put our hearts and soul into a fight — nothing can stop us!"