As AFSCME members, we have the privilige of serving our communities on a daily basis and providing vital services to citizens. Here in Missouri, one of the many jobs we do involves caring for our most honored citizens, our veterans.
Recently, there have been some reports that Missouri's veterans homes will be forced to close due to funding issues. While there are some horrible budget cuts that have been made to some programs and initiatives, and there is a likelihood that there will be more in the future due to the economic crisis our country and state are in, we want to be absolutely clear that as workers who care for our honored veterans, we are committed to ensuring that these homes remain open in order to continue to provide the highest quality of care to those who have dedicated their lives to serving our country.
As was reported in the St Louis Post-Dispatch today, state officials have no intention of closing any of the seven veterans homes in Missouri. Council 72 has and will continue to advocate to ensure that our veterans receive the highest level of care as well as advocate to keep the veterans homes open, properly funded and staffed with workers dedicated to serving our heroes.
For the full story as reported in the St Louis Post-Dispatch, click here.