Posted on 02/20/2011 10:53:11 AM PST by apillar
SEIU brothers and sisters,
As I write, 30,000 people are gathered outside of the Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin speaking out against Republican Governor Scott Walker's attempt to take away collective bargaining rights from public employees.
Almost 14,000 of our SEIU brothers and sisters stand to lose their rights if Governor Walker gets his way: 9,000 nurses and nursing home staff, along with about 5,000 home care workers.
They've been out there among the demonstrators all week.
We've set up a page on our website that allows you to send a message of support to our SEIU family and everyone else fighting for their rights outside the Capitol.
Share your well-wishes for the working families in Wisconsin and we'll make sure they receive them this weekend.
http://www.seiu.me/wisconsin
While the collective bargaining rights of our members are at stake, it's important to note that the conversation taking place is about more than that alone. When Scott Walker manufactured this crisis by giving tax cuts to corporations and his special interest friends last month, it escalated a state legislative debate into a struggle for economic justice with large corporations not paying their fair share to get Americans back to work.
When you see the news of our members in Wisconsin on the television and online, those are the things they're fighting for.
Send a message to your SEIU brothers and sisters who have been outside the Capitol all week and we'll make sure they receive it.
http://www.seiu.me/wisconsin
Scott Walker claims this is about saving money, but President Obama said it best: this is an "assault on unions."
But it's not just union members at risk; it's the services these members provide-whether that be as teachers, public safety personnel or home health care workers.
I'll be in touch soon with updates from Wisconsin and other states where working families are under attack from a new crop of Republican governors.
In solidarity,
Mary Kay Henry
President, SEIU
PS - Republicans are trying to take away workers' rights in at least ten states. But if we stop them in Wisconsin, we'll make a strong statement that America will not tolerate any more Republican attacks on the middle class. Stand with workers in Wisconsin now:
http://www.seiu.me/wisconsin
SEIU is so close to Su-ey!!!! That it does remind me of hog-calling.
The RNC is in debt and they can’t afford it. They spend their money on superbowl boxes.
Henry is a Roman Catholic, a lesbian, and co-founder of SEIU's Lavender Caucus, a gay and lesbian group within the international union dedicated to improving rights for LGBTQ people within unions and at the workplace.[1][13][6][28][4] She and her partner, Paula Macchello (a senior strategic organizer with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters), are both advocates for same-sex marriage.[3][35] She has discussed using her leadership position to advocate for LGBTQ rights.[4]
ROTHFL! Your right! She does look like Penn!
Why am I not surprised? Next she’ll really come out of the closet and declare herself a vegan.
The RNC would rather be the minority party than see real reduction in government spending.
that’ll work LOL! Direct to the point and unapologetic. Make sure you use the SEIU Mark kay Henry e-mail as “your e-mail address” on the line.
What I have found truly amazing is how racist these union supporters are. When you see the pictures it is a sea of white faces! I wonder if we should mention that.
Large corportions do not now or will ever pay taxes!
Their (non-union) customers do!
actually, it IS Sean Penn
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Unsolicited email is a federal offense.
Report them
We might as well slap a fence around the whole world and call it a prison then.
It is easy to sell your votes and your soul. That is the RNC.
I worked 8 years for a california county and exercised my option of sending ALL my dues to a charity of MY choice.
Translation from Left-speak: corporations need to PAY MORE TAXES so that government can hire MORE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES to be UNIONIZED BY SEIU.
Karl Deninger editorial 2/19/11
“But today, the issue is this: We have a President who is attempting to overturn the results of an election in a State. That election was held, the people spoke, and the majority of Wisconsin residents support what Governor Walker is doing. The President has exactly zero right to interfere in the sovereign matters of a State’s Government in violation of the expressed will of The People and by doing so he has, in my opinion, committed an impeachable offense.”
...
“Speaking of which, is it time to impeach Eric Holder yet?”
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=2421326
I remember it well. The teamsters trying to organize the place where I worked threatened me with the ol’ acid in the face deal. Then one of them threatened to wreck my car. I laughed at him and told him to get a good look at my car which I had nick-named The Goatmobile.
“But it’s not just union members at risk; it’s the services these members provide...”
Subtle threat, not too much.
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