tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post4017200587841278245..comments2023-10-23T11:10:05.945-04:00Comments on Karen Duncan: Life in the Time of Coronavirus: Celebrating the Holidays With NoVa Organized LaborKaren Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-19093334057122250182007-12-22T20:25:00.000-05:002007-12-22T20:25:00.000-05:00Catzmaw, thank you. I also am always delighted th...Catzmaw, thank you. I also am always delighted that Jim Webb is proud of his union affiliations.<BR/><BR/>I'm also delighted to know your daughter is dating an organizer for UFCW - the foodworker's union. I have lots of friends in that great union. And I wish them all the success with their efforts to organize Wal Mart, a store whose workers are in need of collective bargaining.<BR/><BR/>Have a very happy holiday!Karen Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954405672195734097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563856.post-57850945177184166392007-12-21T22:27:00.000-05:002007-12-21T22:27:00.000-05:00Great post. I enjoy being reminded that Jim Webb ...Great post. I enjoy being reminded that Jim Webb is a union man and damn proud of it. A few days ago we celebrated my daughter's 22nd birthday. Her more or less permanent boyfriend, a ponytailed Pakistani Muslim who only a few weeks ago achieved his lifelong dream of American citizenship, showed up, shy and embarrassed, wearing his traditional chemise and shalwar in celebration of Eid. As we sat at dinner he told me with excitement of meeting Jim Webb not long ago and getting to shake his hand. He's a union activist for a foodworkers' union and has been participating in attempts to unionize WalMart employees. He was ecstatic that Jim Webb personally congratulated him on his efforts and told him to keep up the good work. I cannot express how important it is to this young new American to have someone of Webb's stature talk to him and give him support. He has converted his entire extended family into supporters of Senator Webb and of the Democratic party. He drives my not-very-political daughter crazy with his Democratic boosterism, but it is young, motivated people like him who will eventually reverse the anti-union tide of the last 25 years and achieve some equity for ordinary working people. When a man like Jim Webb looks this young immigrant in the eye and treats him like he matters, the ripple effects are incredible and very beneficial.Catzmawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009812244200263064noreply@blogger.com