AFSCME Local 584 President Gerry Zastrow was fired up about the Wausau Labor Walk on Saturday, September 18th, in part because retiring Congressman Dave Obey and AFL-CIO endorsed 7th Congressional District candidate Julie Lassa showed up to thank volunteers.
"I have known Julie for many years and she has been an outstanding representative for the working people of Stevens Point. She's really on our side," says Gerry Zastrow, President of AFSCME Local 584, which is part of the Wisconsin State Employees Union Council 24. "As a State Senator, she authored and championed legislation to stop Wisconsin from outsourcing public service jobs. That is the kind of leadership that we need in Washington.
"Zastrow has supported Lassa as a Labor Walk volunteer before. He was active in the member to member political program when she first ran for State Assembly and then later for State Senate. He plans to keep reaching out to union households in order to get Lassa elected to Congress.
With only 36 days left until Election Day, Zastrow hopes that more members will get involved. "It's pretty simple. When you go on a Labor Walk, you'll have a script to work from, but it's not about following that word for word. It's the personal appeal from a fellow union member that makes the difference."
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