We have a well, the well s right in the middle of corn fields. She s convinced that chemicals that have leached into her water supply have made her ill. Briels notes that the federal government sent her a questionnaire inquiring about her water source, and that the county public health office offers free water testing. The house has a filter system for drinking water. Then UE came to town, and that first year Briels juggled two teams.
Folks go out there and collect money, they do the work.
With the help of her co-workers and their family and friends, Local 865 has completed a team for three consecutive years. The Glenwood School employees child care workers, custodians, food service workers and teacher, library, printer and media aides and associates voted to join UE in November 1997. Patti Briels became local president and served on the negotiating committee. We fought long and hard to get that unit in there. Initially that controversy extended even to the Relay for Life.