On Labor Day, our federation secretary joined me at the Labor Day Rally. The turnout was small - no federal union groups were there. It could be that they were out at their union picnics. Federal unions need to re-group as their representation rights were taken away. I met 2 ladies who were familiar with NARFE - one lady's father was a NARFE member now deceased. The other knew federal employees/retirees. I passed out membership apps to them to give to their federal retirees and workers acquaintances.
The rally was put together by the group Indivisible. They require that the rallies be peaceful. Met some people who talked to me about why they were out there. One guy, a retired commercial loans banker, was home for a family funeral. He was upset that his relatives were out barbequing and bugging him to show up. In Santa Cruz, they had 19,000 at their May rally. He asked if HI cares at all about their future? An elderly man behind me stood for almost 2 hours in the hot sun with his sign Medicare for All. He had a wonderful fixed smile on his face and never budged. I think a priest from St Andrew's checked on him from time to time.
It was a good learning experience as the crowd was small and got to talk to others about their signs, etc. Below are pictures of Eileen and I.
