Black and Brown Unity October 25, 2008 Gulfport The Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance (MIRA) under the leadership of long-time labor organizer, Bill Chandler (disclosure: I first met Bill when we opened the ACORN office in Houston in 1976 and he was working for the Farm Workers in Texas and had his office down the …
Category: Labor Organizing
Rep. Al Green Insights
Houston A highlight of the annual Local 100 Leadership Conference held Saturday in a meeting room abutting our offices near downtown Houston was the address by Houston’s outstanding representative, Congressman Al Green. In an hour of remarks and wide ranging answers to questions from Local 100 stewards and officers, Green offered insights into a number …
Aboriginal Committee
Sydney Our last day in Sydney was gorgeous with sun and a breeze. A brief meeting with the chair of the Nature Conservancy was followed by a trek across the central business district to the offices of the teachers union of New South Wales. There in a long conference room we met for several …