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Ron Beiber
Gov. Rick Snyder, vowing to come clean on the Flint water crisis before his State of State address, apologized to the state of Michigan during his speech Tuesday night and laid out his version of events that lead up to the disaster.
But labor leaders aren't impressed.
“The people of Flint deserve answers and accountability, but the governor didn’t provide either tonight,” Ron Bieber, pesident of the Michigan AFL-CIO, saysin an emailed statement. “Until the governor waives his FOIA exemption and releases all materials on the Flint water crisis – including those from his senior staff – his promise to release a handpicked number of emails is hollow. To help the people of Flint start to heal and ensure a disaster like this never happens again, the governor needs to be fully transparent with the public and start telling the truth.”
Sam Muma, president of the Greater Flint Central Labor Council, also is highly critical.
Our city needs sustained, long-term resources from the state to clean up the mess that Snyder created," he sys in a statement. "And on that front, the governor’s speech fell short. All I heard were more empty promises from a politician who’s desperate to dodge the blame. Snyder needs to start being straight with people and show real leadership if he’s ever going to help Flint recover.”
