Voting Early October 27, 2008 Newark Getting ready to board a plane to Mumbai (Bombay) for a week of meetings with ACORN International’s staff and allies there and in Delhi, I’ll then fly overnight back for Election Day. Everything being equal I will land in New Orleans at 930 AM and get my vote …
Category: Labor Organizing
Black and Brown Unity
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 …
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 …