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The BBC website — which makes an effort to cover the world — has no mention of this event. I’ve just written to them to complain. If your local news media are not covering this…
The BBC website — which makes an effort to cover the world — has no mention of this event. I’ve just written to them to complain. If your local news media are not covering this…
Several delegates have gotten up to speak about the struggle to unionize bus drivers in the US who are employed by a British-based company, First Group/First Student. Now they are showing a film with British…
Instead of eating lunch, the Leadership Council of the Change to Win coalition met for the first time. They added three people to their group, as the constitution provides. And they confirmed Edgar Romney and…
The next 4 hours will include the following: * Our covenant for growth: Joe Hansen (UFCW) * Our commitment to growth: Doug McCarron (Carpenters), Tom Woodfruff (SEIU) * Our commitment to electing leaders who share…
For those of you who are emailing me, sorry — I can read your messages, but for some reason my server for answering you is not working, so I can’t send out the replies I’ve…
Nobody’s breaking for lunch, as journalists race around from room to room to meet and interview leaders of the seven unions which have set up this Unite to Win federation. Here in the press room,…
Jonathan Tasini is sitting right behind me doing the same thing. You can see his blog this morning here. I’m amazed by what we can do with the new technology — could anyone have done…
Joe Hansen, president of the 1.4 million member United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has just proposed adoption of the constitution for the new federation. “We are here to change course,” he said. “Adoption of…
SEUI President Andy Stern was the third union president to address the convention this morning. Wearing the union’s trademark purple colours, he roused the audience with a fiery speech about the centrality of organizing new…
Bruce Raynor of UNITE HERE was the second major union leader to address the Change to Win coalition this morning. Raynor is a real firebrand. He repeatedly brought the audience to their feet. “Somebody ought…