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Local 120 Delegates included,
left to right: Front row: Celeste Suliin Burris (City of Tacoma), Karen R. (TPCHD),
Donna Sigo (Pierce County). Second Row: Bill Keenan (Staff Rep), Dian Seider
(Library), John McNaughton (Library), John Ohlson (City of Tacoma, Local 120
President), Back Row: Chris Dugovich (Council 2 President), Wayne Withrow (TPCHD), and Angelo DeFazio (Library).
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2010 AFSCME Convention Highlights |
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Convention Fast Facts:
3714 delegates
2616 Locals
39 Councils
Representing the votes of 1,329,597 members.
View of the opening session of the 39th AFSCME International
Convention.
Members of the Washington State Delegation preparing for day one of
the convention
Over 4000 delegates and alternates attended the convention.
"Ready to Fight, Ready to Lead" was the convention theme.
On the convention floor - John Ohlson, Dian Sider and Wayne Withrow
of Local 120.
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Celeste Suliin Burris and Angelo DeFazio compare
notes on the convention floor.
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President John Ohlson displaying a rally poster in
the Boston Commons,
at the rally to protest closure of area
libraries.
Hundreds of AFSCME members rally in Boston Commons to protest the
library closures.
Wayne "Pharoh" Withrow among the rallying AFSCME members
The protest march reached Boston City Hall, where they shouted
"Shame on you" to city officials, for closing libraries and
developmentally disabled facilities.
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International President Gerry McEntee delivers the nominating speech for
Lee Saunders, surrounded by Saunders supporters.
Lee Saunders was elected International Secretary-Treasurer by a
4,304 vote margin out of over 1.3 million votes, to succeed Bill Lucy,
who retired after more than 40 years of service to the Union. Lee
Saunders received 652,660 votes (50.1%)
Danny Donohue received 648,356 votes (49.8%)
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