Shreveport Here’s one for the record books. We were bargaining a Local 100 contract in Shreveport yesterday afternoon, so I drove up from Baton Rouge to the session. The lawyer for the company started the session with a prayer. This sentiment was much appreciated by everyone because it wished for harmony and success for both sides …
Category: Labor Organizing
Home Child Care Workers Stepping Up
Baton Rouge Last week I was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa meeting with our team there pushing hard to organize thousands of home child care workers with SEIU. Similar drives have been pushing forward in New Jersey with CWA. Several weeks ago I met with SEIU 888 on their progress with these workers in Massachusetts. Plans to …
First Night
New Orleans Two months after the Katrina we were finally able to make our way back down to New Orleans and spend a night in our own home in our own bed for the first time on Saturday night. I went by the rally called by ACORN, the AFL-CIO, SEIU, the NAACP, and others on the …