When units bargain, AFSCME communicates with its members. The employer gives a means of communication to the union for passing along information. The employer also allows release time for union representatives to post information to members. Members of AFSCME volunteer their time to Union matters in order to defray costs of some of the activities the Union supports. In this way, the member gives back to the Union some of the benefits the Union gave them. Members who volunteer their time are remembered by others and honored for their donation of time or money given for the benefits of others.
The skills and talents that Union members offer to the employer are valuable to the employer and the AFSCME is proud that its members share their abilities with others. The children of members' families are also able to see their parents giving of their abilities and gifts to others as a good example of how good people work in the world. Yet, employers cannot take advantage of the good abilities that are shared with...
The children of members see that one can stand up for oneself in the world and fight for ones' rights, that this is the way of all righteous men and the way that democracy works.
Every person in the world should have a voice and should be equal under the law because good men are willing to stand up for the rights of themselves and others who do not have the ability to do so. The AFSCME representatives fight for the rights of their members and write contracts in order to guarantee their rights to fair wages, cost-of-living raises, safety on the job, ability to get medical care, and, when they retire, compensation for their years of work.
References
Saunto, Cara. "What AFSCME Means to My Family." Council 2.com (Washington State Newsletter), Vol. 20 #2. Spring 2005. Website: http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:vCRsPycvBjAJ:www.council2.com/paper202/afscme.html+ASFCME&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5.
