AFSCME Opposes Gay Marriage Ban Amendment In Wisconsin - 08/02/06

By Doug Cunningham

Wisconsin’s American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees is working to defeat a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Wisconsin AFSCME People Conference Political Director Brian Weeks says such a ban could legally wipe out all domestic partner benefits negotiated by unions.

[Brian Weeks]: “It attacks workers’ rights. It attacks labor unions’ rights to collectively bargain.”