Remembering the Lion

June 29, 2010

The roar of the lion was heard during Convention today as our union paid tribute to one of its greatest allies, Boston’s own Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy (1932-2009).

“With his death, labor lost a true champion for working families,” Pres. McEntee said. A video presentation showed highlights of Kennedy’s career and his long relationship with AFSCME.

Kennedy’s widow Victoria Reggie Kennedy commended the union for working arm-in-arm with her late husband. “He said to me many times that AFSCME members were working not out of a sense of their own personal benefit," she said, "but out of a great sense of obligation to their fellow Americans.”

Vicki Kennedy's full remarks are available on the Convention video page.