Saunders: Attacks on Public Sector Harm Middle Class
July 16, 2012
AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders appeared on National Public Radio’s “Tell Me More” program on Monday to talk about the threats to public service employees and how our union is fighting back in this difficult climate.
“This should not be a country that's rushing to the bottom, paying substandard wages or getting rid of folks' benefits who have worked a lifetime to receive pensions and now their pensions are under attack,” Saunders told host Michel Martin. “We should figure out ways to grow the middle class, to support working families across the country rather than rushing to the bottom.”
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