Democracy for Howard County

Workers (and community activists) of the World - UNITE!

Last night I participated in a conference call with DFA activists from around the country, Jim Dean,Tom Hughes, and SEIU's Andy Stern, Gina Glanz, and Emily Thorson (who welcomes comments about the purple ocean website). The topic was, of course, what can WE do about the "Walmartization" of our economy. Andy Stern, President of the SEIU, called in from India where he is working on forming partnerships with Indian groups thus creating the first global union, other than the wobblies, of course. To influence global corporations, we need global unions. Here in the US, we need to work with other like-minded groups in our quest for justice.

Please go to Purple Ocean and sign up. (You can even enter a contest to write an ad for Al Franken.)

In the Fall, SEIU and Purple Ocean will be sponsoring "Walmart Week". Please start thinking of some fun and effective activities for Walmart week. Think about groups we can contact, people who will join us, etc... As the SEIU slogan states, we are "stronger together."