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365: Day 142- Informational Picketing


5/23/13: Derek and his co-workers at Boston EMS have been working without a contract for over 3 years now. The Boston Public Health Commission recently walked away from the negotiating table, so BEMS organized some "informational picketing" during National EMS Appreciation Week. Derek brought the kids to walk with him on Thursday.

They met at the union hall and S&Z enjoyed a doughnut while they waited for everyone to gather.


They walked in a procession from the Union Hall to the BPHC headquarters,


And they picketed for over an hour. At one point Zoe asked, "why are we walking in circles?!".

 

Derek had them carry their magna doodles onto which he wrote "My dad deserves respect!".


When everyone was all protested out they went and picked up chicken and waffles for lunch and ate at a playground.


They even got to swing by "the turret", aka Emergency Operations, to see where Daddy works before they headed home.


I'm not sure how much of the real message of the day S&Z understood, but it a great experience for them nonetheless!



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