A Union Member For Change
by Josh Orton, Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 01:38:56 PM EST
Jonathan and I are out in Nevada for the election, and on Sunday we sat down with Courtney Errington, an SEIU member here in Las Vegas who works as a property manager for Clark County.
She's been organizing with SEIU for a while. And even though members got out the vote for Kerry here in 2004, she says nothing compares to the excitement people are feeling this year for the Democratic ticket.
So just as she has for years, Courtney's out knocking doors and making calls.
She's been in Obama's corner for quite some time - back before SEIU even endorsed. But as an executive board member, she had to keep her preferences private. So the last months have been fun:
When [SEIU] finally made the endorsement, I said "oh my goodness, thank God, I can come out of the closet!"
And just because things are looking good doesn't mean Courtney's letting up:
As far as my part: nobody's safe. Even if I'm in the grocery store in line. See, the people in front of me will walk away eventually, so I turn to the people behind me and say 'have you early voted?'
Well, have you?
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