Employees of the American Red Cross Heart of America Blood Services Region based in Peoria are leafleting today outside the “12 Hours of Giving” blood drive.

All day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Red Cross workers and their supporters from the community are welcoming blood donors, thanking them for their support of this important cause, and raising awareness of the long anti-worker campaign and illegal practices of Red Cross management.

WHAT: Leaflet to demand that management of Red Cross Heart of America respect its employees, end its illegal anti-worker practices and settle a fair contract.

WHO: Frontline Red Cross workers and their union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31, plus community allies and other local unions.

WHERE: Outside the “12 Hours of Giving” blood drive at 405 John H. Gwynn Ave. in Peoria.

WHEN: Leafleting all day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m..

WHY: Red Cross management has been found guilty of breaking federal labor laws and ordered to pay back wages to employees it illegally denied raises after a union election held more than four years ago.