Huennekens, Rachele
Rachele Huennekens works for the SEIU-United Service Workers West
Labor, Faith, Community Activists Call on Big Banks to 'Share the Wealth'
By Rachele Huennekens
SEIU Local 1877
Hundreds of labor and community activists demonstrated outside of Wells Fargo in the Financial District yesterday, demanding that the six largest banks in the nation – Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley – help California working families recover from the economic recession by preventing home foreclosures, providing healthcare and unemployment benefits, and solving the $6.3 California budget shortfall.
The protesters, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Contra Costa County Interfaith Supporting Community Organizations (CCISCO), People Acting in Community Together - San Jose, Oakland Community Organizations, and the San Francisco Organizing Project, demanded that Wall Street executives be held accountable for helping ordinary people struggling to weather the economic recession, instead of enriching themselves.
Janitors Struggle to Make California Supermarkets Safe, Clean, and Green
By Rachele Huennekens
SEIU-United Service Workers West
Monoethanolamine: can cause severe eye and respiratory irritation and produce chemical burns on the skin. 2-Butoxyethanol: a carcinogen whose airborne vapors are easily absorbed by human skin, known to cause liver and kidney damage and possibly linked to reproductive problems including reduced fertility, death of embryos and birth defects. Chlorine: corrosive, irritating to the eyes, skin, and respiratory system, and fatal if ingested.
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