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Justice for All. Pass it On.

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14 SEIU Healthcare Minnesota members stand together with nearly 2,000 delegates at the 2008 SEIU International Convention in setting “Justice for All” plan for our 2 million member union

July 17th Rally at The Governor's Mansion

Join Us on July 17 for

A Global Day of Action!

 

On July 17, thousands of people in more than one hundred cities worldwide will rally to put the corporate buyout industry on notice that workers want to end the special treatment and tax loopholes that reward greed and hurt families.  Minnesota is one of KKR’s largest investors through public pension funds.

Minnesotans will gather at the Governor’s Mansion to demand that Tim Pawlenty, as chair of the State Board of Investments, invest no more of Minnesotans’ hard earned money in a company that drains public funding!


Greed WHERE:

The Governor’s Mansion

1006 Summit Avenue

Saint Paul, MN 55105



WHEN:    11:30 AM

                Thursday July 17


CONTACT: Josh Whitney-Wise; 651-203-0401 x 5 or        jwhitneywise@seiumn.org

Something’s wrong with our economy when one person hauls in $450 million a year through financial schemes that drain funding from public services communities rely on.
Henry Kravis’s company, KKR, and other “private equity” buyout firms use special tax breaks and reap billions in profits.

 Workers don’t get raises or better healthcare in corporate buyouts. Communities typically lose tax dollars. And Henry Kravis himself pays a lower tax rate on his multimillion-dollar profits than many middle class families.

 

Hold KKR Accountable:

Make Change That Rewards Work,

Not Greed



visit www.july17action.org for more info on KKR

SEIU Healthcare Members On Hand as Obama Speaks to Working Families in St. Paul

Presumptive Democratic Nominee Will Stand With Working People to Bring the Change We Need

ObamaJune 3rd was a historic day for our country and our Union. 

SEIU-endorsed Barack Obama became the first African American in the history of our country to be the presidential nominee of one of the major parties.

And SEIU Healthcare Minnesota members were on hand to witness history...






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Barry Washington, Jr.

Abbott Northwestern

June 3rd  will be a day I always look back on and say I was there for something that my Granddad said he would never see.  For him to get a chance to see this great change in our country makes me feel like there is HOPE.  So, I am very happy we as SEIU members backed Barack Obama for President of the United States.


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Marty Fossen & Kelvin Clark, Sr.

Abbott Northwestern

We as union members are headed in the same direction as Barack Obama and that’s change.

--Kelvin Clark, Sr.

I was so happy to be a part of June 3rd’s historic event in St. Paul, we need change in America and I believe Obama is the change that will serve us all, union and non-union across America.

--Marty Fossen

Click here to stand with other working families and help elect Barack Obama


Bolder, Stronger, United: First Gathering of the Newly Elected Executive Board of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota

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Natalie Jackson, Aspen

Our first meeting as a new Executive Board was groundbreaking.

Collectively, we made a commitment to each other and every member of this union that we will act with clarity and purpose to win for workers.


“You have no idea how different this meeting was from previous board meetings.  This is a collection of member leaders with a commitment and purpose to winning for workers that I haven’t seen before.”

--Natalie Jackson, Trustee, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota Executive Board, Aspen

U.S. Senate Candidate Al Franken Walks in the Shoes of SEIU Nursing Home Worker Ulysses Bridges

Walk a Day in My Shoes--Bridges & Franke

Al Franken Walks a Day in Ulysses Bridges' Shoes

As part of SEIU’s program to ensure politicians experience firsthand what life is like for working Americans, U.S. Senate Candidate Al Franken worked alongside Certified Nurse Assistant and SEIU Healthcare Minnesota member Ulysses Bridges to see what a day of caring for nursing home patients is really like.

Watch what Ulysses and Al Had to Say About the Day


Al Franken Walks a Day in Ulysses Bridges' Shoes

Get Out of the Passenger Seat - It's Our Time to Drive

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Lori Theim-Busch

No matter your political persuasion, we can all agree that today's national dialogue on the future direction of our country is high stakes. If we expect these presidential candidates to start offering solutions, it's up to us to push them.

New National Healthcare Union Is Our Voice for Quality Care


Video Highlights from the Launch of SEIU Healthcare