In fairness to these kids, times are pretty tough right now for liberal arts post-grads. (And it’s no secret SEIU is always hiring!) We’re only embarrassed for Labor Notes that, as serious journalists, they didn’t suspect any connection between the earnest young rebels of the United Students Against Sweatshops and that despotic peasant crushing war machine, SEIU. Labor Notes would have us believe that free thinking, bleeding-hearted USAS members on five campuses (Emory, Tulane, William and Mary, Rutgers and the University of Wisconsin) in some moment of concurrent collective higher consciousness spontaneously rose up to take over their college presidents’ offices in protest of the brutal treatment of university food service workers by… Sodexo. Grant you, it all must seem more grassrooted and affirming to Labor Notes if these kids thought this all up themselves and were truly only motivated by the desire to rescue the downtrodden lunch ladies of the world from disrespect and unliving wages. Unfortunately, as it turns out, the USAS “Kick Out Sodexo” campaign was fully funded and organized by SEIU (Surprised?) we can only assume with utter disregard for how Mom and Dad might feel about paying tuition so Junior can risk his college career carrying water for Mary Kay Henry. For those with a son or daughter at Tulane, you may want to check out this video. Suddenly that second mortgage seems so worth it! [flashvideo file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIchVv2IRCk /] Be sure to visit the LRI Union Free YouTube Channel to view this and other entertaining and informative videos.
