Labor Movement Rallies Around Unite Here

The statement pledges "material and moral" support to Unite Here against raids and invasion of industry jurisdiction by any other unions. SEIU has been leading an attempted hostile takeover of Unite Here.

In addition to the pledges by national union leaders, over 20 different local and state-level labor bodies, including both the Los Angeles and San Francisco Labor Federations where SEIU has hundreds of thousands of members, have passed resolutions expressing solidarity for Unite Here and condemning raids and interference by SEIU.

Gerry McEntee, President of AFSCME, in discussing AFSCME's signing of the pledge supporting Unite Here, noted, "Different unions have different strategies and that's fine, but you cross the line when you interfere with another union. For another union to come onto your turf and take advantage of what you've built, that is piracy on the seas of organized labor. It breaks an unwritten code. I signed your solidarity agreement and I pledge support to Unite Here against any union raid, big or small. You have the support of 1.6 million AFSCME members. We've stood with you before and we stand with you now."

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