Secretary-Treasurer Bloomingdale:
Unity is the tool workers have to gain power
Secretary-Treasurer Stephanie Bloomingdale energized the crowd with a speech that focused on the past, present and future of the labor movement. Secretary-Treasurer Bloomingdale stated that unity is the tool in which working people gain the power to build a strong middle class. “Unity is what workers have always used to make the incredible contributions to our country, to our way of life and to society as a whole,” explained Secretary-Treasurer Bloomingdale. “Unity is the tool workers have to gain power. Power in the workplace, power in our communities, power to build strong families.”
Outlining challenges facing the labor movement, Secretary-Treasurer Bloomingdale gave hope to the crowd, explaining that the best days are ahead of labor when we commit to continue the fight for all workers and organize. “Whether you work behind a screw cutting lathe or in front of a kindergarten classroom, we want you; if you go to work and swing the boom of a crane or the handle of a mop, you belong in a union; if you wear a hard hat or a hair net, we’ll make a place for you in the House of Labor.”
