You have probably heard by now that tens of thousands of our AFSCME brothers and sisters in Wisconsin were stripped virtually overnight of their rights to collectively bargain by Governor Scott Walker. 

This was a particularly painful moment for us, as Madison is the birthplace of our great union.  But we continue to fight in this battle and in others around the country, and will not sit by while workers are being stripped of their very right to have a voice on the job.

Right now there is a need for you to step up in this fight.  Please take a minute to e-mail a thank you note to the 14 Wisconsin Democratic State Senators who left the state in order to stall this anti-worker bill.  

Below you will find their e-mail addresses and a sample letter.  In addition, please copy dburnett@afscme.org, dgarcia@afscme.org and fwalker@afscme.org  on your e-mail so we are able to track how many are sent.

E-mail addresses:

• Senator Tim Carpenter: Sen.carpenter@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Spencer Coggs: Sen.coggs@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Tim Cullen: Sen.Cullen@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Jon Erpenbach: Sen.erpenbach@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Dave Hansen: Sen.hansen@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Jim Holperin: Sen.Holperin@legis.wisconsin.gov
• nator Bob Jauch: Sen.jauch@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Chris Larson: Sen.Larson@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Julie Lassa: Sen.lassa@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Mark Miller: Sen.miller@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Fred Risser: Sen.risser@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Lena Taylor: Sen.taylor@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Kathleen Vinehout: Sen.Vinehout@legis.wisconsin.gov
• Senator Robert Wirch: Sen.wirch@legis.wisconsin.gov

 Please take a moment to thank these people for theirr support of workers in Wisconsin. 

SAMPLE THANK YU LETTER

I would like to take a moment to thank you for your support of workers in Wisconsin.  Through your brave actions, a line was drawn in the sand in the attacks on working people.  While this was the right thing to do, we know that it was not necessarily an easy thing to do.  You sacrificed time with your own families and dealt with a great amount of pressure to stand up for what is right.  You have inspired us all.

 Thank you again for standing up for workers’ rights in Wisconsin, the birthplace of our great union.

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