02-02-2016, 07:42 PM
In the meantime, these guys deserve props.
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More than 300 union plumbers from all over Michigan flooded Flint to install free filters for residents, this past weekend.
Not all the faucets in Flint can fit a filter, which each resident of the city desperately needs in order to get rid of lead in their drinking water. Some of the faucets are older and oddly shaped, making the installation of a filter nearly impossible.
Local plumbers with United Association Local 370 in Flint have been going door-to-door making sure that faucets are filter ready since October, reports Michigan Radio. And last weekend, they got a boost from hundreds of union volunteers.
Upon the small army of plumbers’ arrival on Saturday, they got a moving welcome from Local 370 official Harold Harrington.
"We did not cause this American tragedy in Flint," Harrington told the crowd. "But we certainly can help correct the damage that has been done!"
On Saturday alone, plumbers replaced faucets and filters in 800 homes. Plumbing Manufacturers International donated the faucets, which cost about $100 a pop, which is a price tag many residents of Flint cannot afford.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/300-...b96203ce9e
More than 300 union plumbers from all over Michigan flooded Flint to install free filters for residents, this past weekend.
Not all the faucets in Flint can fit a filter, which each resident of the city desperately needs in order to get rid of lead in their drinking water. Some of the faucets are older and oddly shaped, making the installation of a filter nearly impossible.
Local plumbers with United Association Local 370 in Flint have been going door-to-door making sure that faucets are filter ready since October, reports Michigan Radio. And last weekend, they got a boost from hundreds of union volunteers.
Upon the small army of plumbers’ arrival on Saturday, they got a moving welcome from Local 370 official Harold Harrington.
"We did not cause this American tragedy in Flint," Harrington told the crowd. "But we certainly can help correct the damage that has been done!"
On Saturday alone, plumbers replaced faucets and filters in 800 homes. Plumbing Manufacturers International donated the faucets, which cost about $100 a pop, which is a price tag many residents of Flint cannot afford.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/300-...b96203ce9e