John Wilhelm
John Wilhelm
believe build employers immigrants labor mad movement organizing workers
We're not mad at anybody, but we believe that we have to build a labor movement that focuses on organizing unorganized workers who want to be unions, on partnering with employers who want to work with us and on integrating immigrants into our society.
national persuaded reform trying unwilling
We've become persuaded that, after two years of trying to reform the national AFL-CIO, it is unwilling to change,
leaving money saving toward
Leaving the AFL-CIO has nothing to do with saving money. It has to do with redirecting that money toward organizing.
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Leaving the AFL-CIO has nothing to do with saving money, ... It has to do with redirecting that money toward organizing.
bigger decline labor living movement reverse road standards works
The only way to find out if an alternative road works is to set out in that direction. The only way to reverse the decline in living standards is for the labor movement to be bigger and stronger.
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I understand there are some differences between the hotel industry and the gaming industry. Why the gaming industry has embraced that approach toward value-added opportunities and the hotel industry hasn't is a mystery to me. There is no reason we can't move forward.
board changes committed community efforts ill member national remains today towards union unite vote
Our efforts to make real changes at the AFL-CIO have ended, but our board vote today was done with no ill will towards any member union of the AFL-CIO. UNITE HERE remains committed to working with any union and community organization at local, state, national and international levels.
strikes
Strikes are always a possibility. But we are not a strike-happy union. I look at strikes as a failure.
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It's not our intention to force a strike, unless the hotel employers leave us no choice.
change labor law organize until
We can't change labor law until we organize a lot more people.
arm democratic ends labor political
Labor has too often been the political arm of the Democratic Party. That ends now.