July 16, 2006 – Shreveport: On Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, 35 stewards with Local 100 SEIU (www.seiu100.org) gathered in the Ironworkers Union Hall, where we have our offices. They came from Shreveport of course but also from Little Rock, Dallas, Houston, and New Orleans. They came in high spirits and good mood. Within minutes …
Month: July 2006
Worker Raises in NC and PA!
July 14, 2006 – Washington: There is a word for what we are doing with our campaign to raise the minimum wage across the country, even if it is one that progressives have had precious little reason to remember lately: winning! Just like the theme of our recent convention, we have “raised our states” in …
Corporate Campaign Rules of Engagement
Washington In dealing with companies and their corporate citizenship, whether on the neighborhood level the size of a pay-day lender or on the global scale with the reach of a Wal-Mart, I think there have to be rules of engagement. I have been preaching this for a while and had perhaps deceived myself into believing …