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Texan progressive Jim Hightower: "People feel like they're being treated like the powers that be are the top dogs, and we are the fire hydrants." Convention coverage form the working people's point of view at seiucope.org

Van Jones raps with Laura Flanders about green collar jobs. Convention coverage form the working people's point of view at www.seiucope.org

Workers protest an invitation only town hall for John McCain in Warren, MI. Author: BarackObamadotcom Keywords: GM Tech Center Warren MI John McCain Barack Obama Senator Michigan SEIU Auto Workers Outsource Unemployment Detroit Added: July 22, 2008

SEIU protesters converged on Washington, D.C. at John McCain headquarters in Arlington, VA with a message - cut the tax loopholes for private equity buyout companies like KKR. Knowing McCains love for the band Abba - the SEIU showed up with a group of costumed singers and dancers with a revamped version of the song Dancing Queen...in their song they dub John McCain - the loophole king.

Author: seeprogress Added: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:54:25 -0800 Duration: 115How does the media portray economic issues? Why does biased media coverage matter? And what would fair and balanced coverage of the economy look like? David Madland of the Center for American Progress offers some answers in the latest installment of ...

Author: seeprogress Added: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:54:25 -0800 Duration: 115How does the media portray economic issues? Why does biased media coverage matter? And what would fair and balanced coverage of the economy look like? David Madland of the Center for American Progress offers some answers in the latest installment of ...

Mark Erlich speaks at the SEIU rally for hospital workers, on May 8th, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dropkick Murphys play their rendition of "Which Side Are You On?"

Andy Stern, president of SEIU, addresses the crowd in front of the Capitol on July 25th and tells them that our kids and grandkids are counting on us to build a quality health care system that is affordable and accessible to all Americans.http://www.dividedwefail.org

AARP, Business Roundtable and Service Employees Union (SEIU) launched Divided We Fail to engage the American people, businesses, non-profit organizations, and elected officials in finding bi-partisan solutions to ensure affordable, quality health care and long-term financial security -- for all of us.Andy Stern, president of SEIU, Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP, and John Castellani, president of Business Roundtable, joined Mike Cuthbert, host of Prime Time Radio for a discussion of these issues.This is a video excerpt of that interview. To listen to the entire interview, visit http://radioprimetime.org/specials/dwfhttp://www.dividedwefail.org

Comedian Lewis Black filmed a "rant" against the greed of these "Buyout Barons." Indie rock band Radio 4 contributed a great track for it too. Go to http://www.july17action.org to check it out, and find out how you can get involved by signing a petition or registering to attend an action on July 17, 2008 in your area.

AMY GOODMAN: We?re staying in Puerto Rico for a moment. The largest union in Puerto Rico, the teachers? union, is involved in a bitter struggle, where the SEIU sought to raid the union and get their members to arrange a deal with the governor to have their members join the SEIU. This is the president of the Puerto Rico teachers? union, Rafael Feliciano Hernandez, speaking at a press conference last week here in New York. RAFAEL FELICIANO HERNANDEZ: We are asking to the SEIU opposition group to stop the Stern anti-democratic politics and to stop the attack of the SEIU union against the teachers? union in Puerto Rico. We are a rank-and-file union. We are a union that fights for our people. Not only do we fight for our teachers, we fight to develop a good educational system for all our people. And that is the history of Federacion de Maestros. And I think that the convention is a good moment for the Federacion to develop any struggle against the SEIU direction, the Stern direction and the tactics that they are developing, but also the convention is a good moment to share with the SEIU delegates, the opposition sector of the SEIU delegates that thinks that the Stern politics is bad for the union, and we ask for solidarity, and we ask to stop the aggression of SEIU against our teachers and to our country, because the Federacion is a very important institution in Puerto Rico that is fighting with the communities in many areas. And I think that the alliance between the government, Dennis Rivera and SEIU is an imperialist attack against our country. AMY GOODMAN: That?s Puerto Rican teachers? union president, Rafael Hernandez. Juan? JUAN GONZALEZ: Rafael Feliciano Hernandez, yeah. I think that the key thing here is that the teachers? union is the largest and most militant union in Puerto Rico and has always been, and the efforts of SEIU earlier this year when the teachers were in the middle of a major battle and a strike with the government to step in, in essence, and to try to take over or raid the leadership of the union, has created enormous reverberations throughout the labor movement in the United States, as well as in Latin America. I think, in fact, one of the most interesting things was that Stern and Dennis Rivera announced before the convention started that they are going to begin a new effort from Puerto Rico throughout Latin America to build ties between the SEIU to build global unions. So, in essence, what SEIU is trying to do by gaining control of the teachers? union and, in effect, the Puerto Rican labor movement is to then branch out into the rest of Latin America. Now, they insist that they?re not going to do it in a way that will hurt the autonomy or the democracy of those unions, but the record has so far?has not been too good in that way. And in fact, on Saturday, just as I was on the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton covering that campaign, there was a major confrontation at the SEIU convention center, where the teachers? union demonstrated, and they were then confronted. The SEIU called in the police. The Puerto Rico?s infamous Fuerza de Choque, the shock police that came in and confronted the teachers, beat quite a few of the teachers. And I think one policeman was injured in the confrontation that lasted a considerable amount of time. Several teachers were detained. I think one was eventually arrested to be charged with the assault on the police officer. But the fact that SEIU would have such a demonstration at its national convention shows that the contradictions are growing there. And also, Barack Obama was scheduled to be a keynote speaker at the convention but then decided at the last moment not to attend. AMY GOODMAN: Do you know why? JUAN GONZALEZ: No, it?s not clear. His campaign just said he wasn?t going to Puerto Rico, so?but he was listed as the keynote speaker at the SEIU convention. I have a feeling it had something to do with the teachers? demonstration, but I don?t know that for sure. AMY GOODMAN: And for our radio listeners, we are showing on the television screen the video of the confrontation, and you can go to our website at democracynow.org to see what happened with the Puerto Rican teachers? union and the police who were confronting them. JUAN GONZALEZ: Yes. AMY GOODMAN: It was shot by Frank Lopez, former Democracy Now! producer. And so, where does Puerto Rico go from here? How does it Rico fit into the presidential election, Juan? JUAN GONZALEZ: Well, now, it?s basically gone from the presidential election, except that Barack Obama did make several promises in terms of attempting to equalize the Medicare and Medicaid benefits to the island, which is a major problem, that the Congress continues to cap all federal entitlement programs to Puerto Rico at a far lower level than the rest of the fifty states. And Puerto Ricans, being US citizens, feel that this is a form of discrimination. He has promised to move on that, and he has promised that he will try to resolve the status issue in Puerto Rico. So I think that if he is elected, there is an opportunity that some of these issues on the island will be addressed, whereas John McCain has not addressed them at all. Creative Commons License

31 de Mayo Centro de Conveciones San Juan Puerto Rico Hoy la Federaci?n de Maestros intento distribuir propaganda a los miembros de la uni?n SEIU, dentro del Centro de Convenciones. La polic?a estatal no les permiti? entrar y respondi? con fuerza cuando los maestros intentaron entrar por lo que se considera una v?a publica. Mas de 20 maestros lograron entrar al centro, pero varios miembros del grupo fueron azotados con macanas. Los que permanecieron fuera del centro piquetearin y bloquearon la entrada.

In Silicon Valley's first Major strike in a decade janitors stand up for a better life. Contract talks for more that 6,000 janitors ended last Thursday with the Bay Area's largest cleaning companies refusing after months of negotiation to propose even modest pay and benefit improvements to janitors currently making only $347 a week—just $23,000 annually. Author: SiliconValleyJanitor Keywords: Justice Janitors Justicia SEIU Union Strike Bay Area Silicon Valley Yahoo Intel Cisco Stanford Added: May 22, 2008

In Silicon Valley's first major strike in a decade janitors take to the streets. Contract talks for more than 6,000 janitors ended last Thursday with the Bay Area's largest cleaning companies refusing after months of negotiations to propose even modest pay and benefit improvements to janitors currently making only $347 a week- Just $23,000 annually. Author: SiliconValleyJanitor Keywords: Justice Janitors Justicia SEIU Union Strike Bay Area Silicon Valley Yahoo Intel Cisco Stanford Added: May 22, 2008

Hillary's biggest populist fraud of all is her promise of universal health care for all Americans. Hillary's plan does not provide health care as a right to all Americans. It provides a mandate that all Americans will have to buy health insurance, accompanied by subsidies, the amount of which Hillary refuses to specify, that will almost certainly leave working Americans paying insurance companies thousands of dollars they can't afford for insurance policies that will then add thousands of dollars in deductibles, co-pays and payment caps before they can even get the benefits of this insurance. In other words, Hillarycare 2.0 provides millions of new customers to the insurance industry, padding their bottom line, under which nearly .30 cents of every health insurance dollar goes to profits, administration, marketing, paper-shuffling and executive salaries. Hillary Clinton Health Care Plan, Why Free Universal Health Care Coverage is Going to Cost You alot of Money. This Five Minute Cli Hillary Clinton Health Care Plan, Why Free Universal Health Care Coverage is Going to Cost You alot of Money. This Five Minute Clip Explains How Clinton's Plan Will Be a Boon to Health Insurance Companies, and Mandate that Younger People Unfairly Subsidize Older People in the System. Category: News Stupid Funny Baby Mantis Back To Black WQ2RX ;)April 13, 2008; Tribute to 41MUSIC FBI next-generation network monitoring database privacy search seizure hipaa 911 nwo ua175 flight 11 homeland bilderberg Category: Entertainment Tags: CIA CFR NWO WTC 911 Alex Jones Ron Paul KV4RI UN EU FEMA IRS AIG Spitzer Adventist hershewe AHuxley CIA CFR NWO WTC 911 Alex Jones Ron Paul KV4RI wq2rx EU FEMA IRS AIG Spitzer Adventist hershewe AHuxley Category: Entertainment Tags: Bakersfield cia wtc 911 klbj KV3RI NL2RN WD7RS AK2RD KV4R WQ2RX KV4RI Ashley Dupree Spitzer AIG CIA CFR WTC Poizner FEMA 911 phil berg Alex Jones WQ2RX KV4RI Ashley Dupree Spitzer AIG CIA CFR WTC 911 Poizner Schwarzenegger rico Adventists666 BarbClarkRN BarbClarkTheMovie AIG lawsuit Adventist Health System RICO Maria Shriver wq2rx kv4rii KV3RI NL2RN WD7RS AK2RD KV4R WQ2RX KV4RI Ashley Dupree Spitzer AIG CIA CFR WTC 911 Poizner Schwarzenegger Category: Entertainment Tags: AIG CFR CIA WQ2RX KV4RI FBI irs tax Ron Paul Real ID Elliot Spitzer Ashley Dupree able danger socom berlin bakersfield Category: People & Blogs Tags: FBI AIG Dupree WQ2RX rectal bleeding Adventist health Brussels CIA CFR NWO WTC 911 Alex Jones Ron Paul KV4RI UN EU Author: OrlandoSDAChurch Keywords: wmd workers memorial day seiu osha miners union strike april 28 asbestos wtc first responders Added: May 17, 2008

Bill Moyers Journal profiles the fight the California Nurses Association (CNA) has been waging over universal healthcare. "There shouldn't be a double standard," says Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of CNA. "We, as the public, pay for Dick Cheney's care...why is the government not providing the same type of care to all Americans?"

Bill Moyers Journal profiles the fight the California Nurses Association (CNA) has been waging over universal healthcare. "There shouldn't be a double standard," says Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of CNA. "We, as the public, pay for Dick Cheney's care...why is the government not providing the same type of care to all Americans?" Also on the program, Bill Moyers interviews British law professor Philippe Sands, author of Torture Team, a new book on the approval of coercive interrogation by high-level American officials.

Bill Moyers Journal profiles the fight the California Nurses Association (CNA) has been waging over universal healthcare. "There shouldn't be a double standard," says Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of CNA. "We, as the public, pay for Dick Cheney's care...why is the government not providing the same type of care to all Americans?" Also on the program, Bill Moyers interviews British law professor Philippe Sands, author of Torture Team, a new book on the approval of coercive interrogation by high-level American officials.

http://warongreed.org May 5th, 2008: Works gather outside the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC to give Henry Kravis the "Loophole of the Year" award. Author: bravenewfilms Keywords: war on greed henry kravis kkr private equity recession larry the loophole seiu award nyc new york city Added: May 7, 2008

Hundreds of outraged workers gathered at UHW s Oakland headquarters Thursday to protest escalating attempts by SEIU s Washington officials to subvert democracy, centralize power and silence their voices in relationships with employers. The nursing home, hospital and homecare workers were loud and clear, determined to retain control of their local union and offer their full support for UHW s elected leaders. A recent letter from SEIU President Andy Stern, which makes false allegations against UHW s officers, is widely seen as a retaliatory threat of takeover designed to chill vocal critics. Workers at the press conference denounced this most recent example in a long list of actions taken by SEIU DC leaders to thwart union democracy with top-down, corporate leadership style and centralization of power far away from the influence of rank-and-file workers.

Andy Stern, the president of SEIU, and Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts, spoke in Youngstown, OH on March 1, 2008. Author: BarackObamadotcom Keywords: Deval Patrick Andy Stern SEIU Youngstown Ohio Massachusetts Added: March 2, 2008

It seems ironic that after September 11th security guards, the very people responsible for taking care of some of the most important buildings in this city, are without affordable healthcare or proper protection on the job. Javier Morillo of SEIU Minnesota local 26 estimates there are 8 security guards for every one police officer. These guards work along side officers at the Hennepin County government center checking for weapons but are not afforded bullet proof vests like the officers are. So, after negotiations broke down last Saturday, they decided to walk off the job on Monday in an unprecedented one day strike. Morillo said that contacts have been agreed to in both San Fransisco and Las Angeles, which were asking for the same things as the negotiations in Minnesota. Allison Herrera captured some of the rallies during a bustling downtown rush hour in downtown Minneapolis. To quote Javier Morillo, "It's about dignity!"

Consumers at Home Care for Maine testify against proposed cuts to the Homemaker services program in the FY08-09 supplemental budget

Author: hotpotatomash Added: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:16:26 -0800 Duration: 1135January 17, 2008

At the pre-debate rally in Las Vegas, SEIU Nevada members came out in full force to show their support for Barack. Check out this video of why SEIU Nevada members are caucusing for Barack. Author: BarackObamadotcom Keywords: Barack Obama Las Vegas Debate SEIU Nevada Added: January 15, 2008

Senator and Presidential Candidate John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth ended the America Rising bus tour of Iowa on 12/17/07 in Des Moines. At that event, Iowa s First Lady Mari Culver announced her endorsement of Senator Edwards for President of the United States.

SEnator and Presidential Candidate John Edwards spoke in Des Moines, IA this week which ended his week long America Rising bus tour. With him on stage are his wife, Elizabeth, Iowa First Lady Mari Culver and members of the Steelworkers Union and SEIU union members.

Members of the Service Employees International Union, Local 2000 and BUSS, the Brotherhood of Union Support, are accusing the liberal political action group Pro-Vote of union busting