PARENTS SAY "NO" TO QUINN'S UNIONIZATION
Illinois Review just learned that the home health care workers' vote was tallied and those families caring for disabled family members sent the Governor a loud rejection of his plot to unionize private families. The vote was as follows:
- SEIU rec'd 293 votes
- AFSCME rec'd 220 votes
- NO UNION rec'd 1018 votes
That means the families have wholly rejected Governor Quinn's Executive Order 09-15. For those who are convinced grassroots organizing and networking are irrelevant in public policy, please take note of what these families did on their own, with little, if any help, from the mainstream media. On Thursday, October 2, Americans for Prosperity-Illinois held an open conference call to give listeners a heads up on this story. The families themselves, including mother extraordinaire Pam Harris, were persistent and unwielding in their effort to get the word out among those affected and the Illinois public as a whole.
Take this victory for these families as a taste of what liberty-loving folks can do if they get organized. SEIU/ACORN and Governor Quinn were put on notice. Illinois taxpayers are fed up with their antics. If you agree that this is the shot over the bow to the bullies, sign AFP's "Say No to ACORN" petition. Let's push back even further.
