Source: In These Times
by Jacqui Germain
“The morning after a string of labor leaders took the Democratic National Convention’s Monday night stage, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacey Davis Gates was feeling optimistic. As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson walked across the stage to open the DNC, she was reminded of his background as a middle school teacher and labor organizer. Remembering SEIU President April Verrett’s own organizing roots in Chicago’s labor landscape moved the CTU leader too, as did recalling Governor Tim Walz’s early years as a high school teacher. The whole evening felt ‘surreal,’ Gates tells In These Times. ‘The Democratic Party, it feels like, is making a better choice in the direction in which it is marching,’ says Gates. ’Look, Kamala says, when we fight, we win. We literally hear that at every labor rally we attend. That is a significant symbol of our fight.'” (08/23/24)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/gaza-labor-uaw-seiu-harris-trump-unions