New Orleans When is the Hurricane Katrina damage finally over? Not yet for custodians of the Orleans Parish Public School System it turns out. Most of them were contracted out and lost their jobs or retired after the storm. Our union, Local 100 SEIU, now represents custodians at some of the schools through a …
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Campus International Chapters
Toronto After an early morning meeting with our friends at SEIU Canada discussing where organizing and our partnership should go, Judy Duncan and I were off to Guelph about an hour and a half from Toronto. I had met three young and dynamic women from the University of Guelph when they happened to volunteer in …
Obama’s Call to New Orleans
New Orleans For several years now whenever I have been asked what one thing would make the most difference in the recovery of New Orleans, I have answered: “a new President.” Until there is a total and deep commitment to actually rebuild this great city, it simply cannot happen. A problem this big cannot …