I R A Commie Bastard!

I just participated in my first strike. Ugh. Not that the strike event was bad, no- that went fine. But being a creaky, arthritic bugger running on two 2-hour blocks of sleep in the preceding 30 hours was NOT so fun. The Pickets went well, with the Teamsters and the Carpenter's Union supporting the strike and refusing to cross the lines; we walked throughout Minneapolis as well, going to various buildings that were selectively targeted as high-profile and likely to have a significant amount of leverage with the security companies. Right now I'm home, having been at 8 of the 12 hours of the planned events- After the 6+ hours of walking in the cold I could barely walk, though energywise I was fine. In any event, here's hoping that this sends the right message and we get somewhere at the next talks.

Oh- My union is SEIU Local 26. Google it if you wanna know more, and check the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and St. Pau Pioneer Press websites for more information as well. We should be on the local news tonight too.