Let Puerto Rico Vote

by   |  May 15, 2008

(También disponible en español.) Democrats in Puerto Rico go to the polls on June 1, and in his latest entry on The Huffington Post, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee says their voices deserve to be heard in this historic nomination battle.

AFSCME's affiliate in Puerto Rico, Servidores Públicos Unidos recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of winning their right to collectively bargain for better working conditions and benefits. After a long, hard fight in the largest organizing drive in America, the public service workers of Puerto Rico are now organized – 120,000 workers strong. Those unionized workers want to be heard not only in the workplace, but also at the ballot box. The Puerto Rico primary gives them that chance to be heard.

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