Carrying Dr. King's Vision Forward
Read what SEIU International officers have to say on how we can help realize Dr. King's vision in 2012.
Eliseo Medina, International Secretary-Treasurer:
"We are called, as a union, to continue to raise our voices for fairness, and for the principle that America stands for liberty and justice for all. Justice must never be conditioned on the color of your skin, where you were born or your immigration status."
"We are called, as a union, to continue to raise our voices for fairness, and for the principle that America stands for liberty and justice for all. Justice must never be conditioned on the color of your skin, where you were born or your immigration status."
Tom Woodruff, International Executive Vice President:
"As a union, we need to remind our coworkers, friends, family and neighbors that giant corporations broke our economy and caused the suffering in our communities. We need to tell the truth about corporate greed and inequality at work, at church, at school and everywhere people meet."
"As a union, we need to remind our coworkers, friends, family and neighbors that giant corporations broke our economy and caused the suffering in our communities. We need to tell the truth about corporate greed and inequality at work, at church, at school and everywhere people meet."
Eileen Kirlin, International Executive Vice President:
"We must continue to fight for a strong public service sector and ensure that public employees have the right to fight for a good job. Anti-worker politicians are dividing public and private sector workers and pitting them against each other, just like the most powerful did with whites and blacks in the Civil Rights Era."
"We must continue to fight for a strong public service sector and ensure that public employees have the right to fight for a good job. Anti-worker politicians are dividing public and private sector workers and pitting them against each other, just like the most powerful did with whites and blacks in the Civil Rights Era."
Mitch Ackerman, International Executive Vice President:
"We must fight the continued injustice against people of color and immigrants in the South and Southwest. During the 1950s and 1960s there was a strong connection between racism and union-busting that was especially profound in the South. "
"We must fight the continued injustice against people of color and immigrants in the South and Southwest. During the 1950s and 1960s there was a strong connection between racism and union-busting that was especially profound in the South. "