[ASDnet] NEW DEM DAILY: A New Economy Labor Movement

Jeff Walker jwalker at seiu.workfam.com
Mon Jul 9 14:35:54 PDT 2001



> Yeah, and Gus Bevona got great contracts for his members - much
> better than the progressive icons trying to organize janitors in LA,
> for example.
>
> So why is this? Do they have to prove something when they take power,
> while the pwoggies can just coast on their good reputations? Or are
> the pwoggies more interested in impressing the liberal intelligentsia
> than delivering for their workers?
>
> Doug

Gus Bevona didn't challenge the status quo, unlike the people in LA. Also, Gus Bevona had density, the LA janitors are only starting to get it.

Jeff



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