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| SEIU Boycotts Arizona - HeeHeeHeeHee |
| 2010-05-06 |
| One of the nation's biggest labor organizations announced today it will boycott Arizona. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) said its 2.2 million members will not attend any meetings or conventions in Arizona as long as the new immigration law is in place. Will they also boycott organizing there? "On behalf of working families and the more than 8 million residents of Arizona, we will not back down until the Arizona state legislature, the courts or the Federal Government invalidates this dangerous and discriminatory law," said Eliseo Medina, SEIU Executive Vice President. SEIU joins other civil rights groups, including National Council of La Raza, in boycotting the state. Tourism is a significant part of Arizona's economy, and boycotters hope that staying out of the state will pressure the legislature to repeal the law. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has urged a boycott of his own state. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #16 http://azres.com/specialattractionsaz.html Here is a great tourism page to most of the really neat stuff in the State. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-06 23:53 |
| #15 Hey! You got anything in AZ for Kids - 3 and 6? Would love to go there on my Vacation (perhaps even MOVE there). But we promised the kids Disneyland. Meaning the one in the LA area, not Orlando or Washington D.C... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-06 22:12 |
| #14 I'd like to see Colorado pass similar laws. Who woulda thought this law would bring so many kudos. ;) |
| Posted by: Jan 2010-05-06 22:08 |
| #13 I prefer Williams, but I love old trains. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-05-06 21:34 |
| #12 She would love the North country, around Flagstaff. They have just finished up the ski season at Snowbowl. Elevation 6,900 ft. Only 60,000 people in the city, and that many again in the surrounding area. http://www.arizonasnowbowl.com/ The air is crystal clear, and the sky is full of stars, if you like astronomy. It's on the southern edge of a huge Ponderosa pine forest. Home of Northern AZ University. Lots of wildlife, just a couple hours from the Grand Canyon, near Meteor Crater, Sunset Crater, Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon, and if you get too chill, Phoenix is an hour and a half downhill on the freeway. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-06 20:32 |
| #11 Ich bin ein Arizonan. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2010-05-06 20:31 |
| #10 Vacation? Dang, I want to MOVE to AZ. If only I could convince Mrs Mundi. She doesn't handle the heat so well which is just plain odd for anyone of the Mundi clan. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2010-05-06 18:33 |
| #9 I note that at the source, this article has four pages of comments, and I saw only one opposed to the law. If this keeps up, the AZ tourism industry could get swamped with bookings. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-06 18:15 |
| #8 Stay in touch, we will get together for a beer. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-05-06 18:12 |
| #7 49 Pan, you got a deal. I'll be in the Prescott area in September seeing my dad's side of the family. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-05-06 18:09 |
| #6 Sounds like the story where the Br'er Rabbit said to the Br'er Fox: Please don't throw me in the briar patch. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-06 17:09 |
| #5 Why are these idiots speaking on behalf of me and the 70% of the other Arizona residents that support this law????? Will someone sue them for me? I did not authorize them to speak on my behalf! And Darth, I will have cold beer when you get here! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-05-06 17:05 |
| #4 I've just made vacation plans TO Arizona. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-05-06 16:22 |
| #3 Hey, can we get them to boycott Texas as well? |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2010-05-06 16:16 |
| #2 Question: If the SEIU is boycotting Arizona, do the civil servant still have to pay dues? If not I hope a boycott of California is in the future. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-05-06 15:50 |
| #1 What could we do up here in Pennsylvania to get them to boycott us? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-05-06 14:48 |