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 …
Category: Labor Organizing
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 …
Two Johns
July 9, 2006 Columbus–Campus officials were not used to seeing 2500 moved into an auditorium within a half-hour, starting on time, and finishing early, but when the ACORN Convention comes to town, we are serious about business! No one can really describe the experience of the states coming in chanting with noisemakers, drums, whistles, and …