Shows featuring Dave Regan
President of SEIU District 1199, representing healthcare workers in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. He is a member of the executive committee and the executive board of the SEIU.
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SEIU Members Face Off in Dispute Over Leadership, Direction of One of Nation’s Largest Unions
A major battle is brewing within the Service Employees International Union, one of the country’s largest unions with 1.9 million members. Last week, executive committee member Sal Rosselli resigned in a blistering letter accusing union president Andy Stern of expanding his powers at members’ expense. We host a debate between Rosselli and another executive board member, Dave Regan. [includes...February 15, 2008 | Story
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]


