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WORKSThe Magazine of the American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIOPublic Heroesat BostonMarathonBY PABLO ROSIn April, two bombs ripped througha crowd at the Boston Marathon,killing three people and injuring 176.Within seconds, public service workers,including AFSCME members, rushedtoward the detonation sites, tending togravely wounded victims, evacuatingsurvivors, and peeling back debris.“The knowledge that AFSCMEpublic works and other city employeesrushed to the scene to help firstresponders evacuate and treatthe injured makes us proud,” saidInternational Vice Pres. and Council93 Exec. Dir. Frank Moroney and Pres.Charles C. Owen, Jr. “But these feelingsof relief and pride are completelyeclipsed by a profound sense of shockand sadness over what happened toour city.”Council 93 represents more than45,000 state, county and municipalemployees in Maine, Massachusetts,New Hampshire and Vermont. At left,Boston Department of Public Worksemployee and Local 445 member SteveStapleton rushed back to the impactarea to assist other first responders.“Our hearts go out to thosewho lost family members and thosestruggling with the injuries theysuffered,” said Pres. Lee Saunders.PHOTO: COURTESY OF COUNCIL 93