Rep. Steve Cohen Stands In Support of SEIU Organizing @ St. Francis

Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis), home from Washington D.C. during recess, took a quick detour to meet with workers at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis who are fighting to join our union.

In attendance were members of SEIU Local 205 from both the Memphis City Schools chapter and the Medical Action chapter.  “It was good to see Congressmen Cohen, he wants what’s best for the people” said Rita Robinson, a custodial worker for Crothall at St Francis.  In his remarks to the workers, Rep. Cohen said it is right for people to come together and bargain over wages, benefits, and working conditions.  "If it is right for football players then it is right for the hard working men and women of Memphis,” Cohen said.  Forestine Lee, a union steward from Medical Action said, "It was wonderful to see Representative Cohen standing up for we the workers.”