On May 14, 2008, at 4:56 PM, Joseph Catron wrote:
> Whose pro-working class agenda might that be? The Senate Democrats'?
> What, exactly, have they promised us?
There's a min wage increase in the legislature that Bruno is so far neutral on. 1199's not helping on that.
> And what exactly are you criticizing here? In your last post, you
> said 1199 should support third-party spoilers; now you apparently
> bemoan their obstruction of the Senate Democrats.
Not spoilers - people with real chances. A WFP/SEIU combo could turn out voters. They've got resources. It's not the Greens. If they're going to challenge Dems, why not do it from the left instead of the right?
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>> After that move in Puerto Rico, I'm convinced that 1199 will do
>> anything for itself.
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> You mean SEIU, I hope. 1199SEIU is a local whose jurisdiction
> includes only the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and
> New York.
Sorry, it was Dennis Rivera that led me to confuse them. I'd forgotten for the moment that he'd moved on to bigger things.