[lbo-talk] SEIU joins lbo-talk & Purple FAQ

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Jul 19 14:09:41 PDT 2006


On Jul 19, 2006, at 2:51 PM, Jerry Monaco wrote:


> On 7/19/06, Jim Straub <rustbeltjacobin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I work for SEIU, as a turf organizer among hospital workers in
>> Las Vegas. While I'm 26 and a fairly party-line purple militant,
>> I believe you'll find I--- like most actual organizers, staff, and
>> officers of SEIU--- defy the stereotypes about us. My mom was a
>> nurse, and I've been both a janitor and nursing home employee; I
>> didn't go to college, I plan to continue organizing for the rest
>> of my adult life (pays better than moving furniture!), and I
>> maintain a certain amount of agnostic, critical attitude towards
>> my patron.
>
> Jim,
>
> Welcome, to a union organizer!
>
> I for one would like to welcome you, and even though I only
> participate in the discussion here when we hit an odd topic... I
> would like you to know that having an actual union organizer on the
> list will be pure pleasure. I hope you can share your thoughts often.

Me too. Welcome, Jim.

Doug



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