Toronto A couple of weeks ago at the Labor Notes conference, I commented on the power of the presentation by the director of the Domestic Workers Union in New York State. My remarks were an understatement! The New York State Senate has finally passed a bill giving long disregarded and exempted domestic workers some real …
Category: Organizing
Weeping Foreclosure Victims
Phoenix We were sitting in the living room in the special, quiet, deep heat of a Phoenix afternoon visiting with the women of three generations of the Roman family. No fan or air conditioner or street noise could be heard at the end of the cul de sac on Pasadena Street. The silence was only …
New SEIU President Stepping up the Game
New Orleans The Service Employees International Union (SEIU)’s Executive Board met and officially ratified the election of Mary Kay Henry as its new – and first woman – president which had been obvious after four of the seven executive vice-presidents and most of the large locals had swung to her with the announcement of Andy …