President Bloomingdale Address
Our Strength in One Word – Solidarity
Walking out to the White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army, President Bloomingdale thanked delegates for coming to the convention and reminded delegates that “everything we do flows from a simple but powerful truth: an injury to one is an injury to all.”
“That’s why the first page of the playbook for those who oppose us is always divide and conquer,” continued Bloomingdale. “Despite all of the current attempts to distract us with divisive rhetoric, we know our strength has been and always will be expressed in a single word – solidarity.”
Solidarity is how we win good contracts. Solidarity is how we pass pro-worker legislation and elect those who will fight for us in the halls of power. Let’s continue the work of those who went before us with union power and union pride. Let’s mobilize and organize our members to fully participate in our democracy.
