Join Sen. Obama and AFSCME in Support of Resurrection Workers

by   |  March 02, 2007

For the past four years, Resurrection Health Care, one of the largest non-profit health care systems in Illinois, has systematically denied the rights of its employees to have a voice at work. It’s time for management to hear them loud and clear. Despite its original mission of providing quality care, in recent years RHC has increasingly been run like a business, slashing budgets for patient care while increasing executive compensation. This is why the system’s nearly 8,000 employees, including 2,000 nurses, are not only fighting for themselves but also for the dignity of working families nationwide. In order to drive the message home once and for all, AFSCME and Sen. Barack Obama will join forces in Chicago on Saturday, March 3 to support RHC workers’ fight for dignity. The rally will bring together labor, political, religious and community leaders including AFSCME International Pres. Gerald McEntee, AFL-CIO Pres. John Sweeney and Sen. Obama. Be there on Saturday and come together for justice at Resurrection. For tickets, e-mail obamarally@afscmeillinois.org.