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Councilman Delaney
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Objecting to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, which overturned four decades of protections for public-sector unions and threatens the ability of public-sector employees to join in unions for mutual aid and protection in collective bargaining.
Summary
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, which overturned four decades of protections for public-sector unions and threatens the ability of public-sector employees to join in unions for mutual aid and protection in collective bargaining; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council of the City of Toledo to express our displeasure with the Janus decision and reaffirm our support of unions, especially those representing the employees of the City of Toledo; and
WHEREAS, it is our belief that all families should have the opportunity and means to thrive in safe and healthy communities; and
WHEREAS, the working people who make the City of Toledo run deserve good, well-paying jobs that can support families; and
WHEREAS, over the last forty years, working people have become more productive than ever, yet real wages are declining, and CEOs now make more than ever before: 347 times more than the average person; and
WHEREAS, public workers organizing together have been at the forefront of peoples' struggles for racial, gender, and economic justice throughout our history, including the teacher walkouts across the country this year; and
WHEREAS, still today, people across the country and in the City of Toledo struggle for a high quality of life for their families and some basic freedoms: the freedom from discrimination, the freedom from degrading work conditions, and the freedom to come together in strong unions to improve their place of work; and
WHEREAS, the ability to come together in unions gives people of ...
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