Subject: Re: 1199SEIU
From: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
To: Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>
Cc: Marlon Marshall <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Heather Stone <[email-masked]>, Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>, Sara Latham <[email-masked]>, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]>, Maya Harris <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:20:26 -0800

Crazy.  Let us know if we can do anything to help, Nikki.

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Nikki Budzinski <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Adding Ann and Maya
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 13, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Marlon Marshall <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> > Important to note that no mention of $15 came from George or anyone at
> > 1199 when they met with her.
> >
> > Nikki, pls pass along updates as you get and what we need to do
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Nov 13, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Nov 13, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Nikki Budzinski <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi everyone
> >>> I wanted to provide you a update as we move closer to the SEIU
> International Executive Board vote on Tuesday.  1199SEIU Executive Board
> met and voted today to give George authorization to vote on the SEIU
> International endorsement recommendation.  There was a catch in the
> discussion though.  Many of the 1199 Eboard meeting voiced concern around
> where the Secretary is on the minimum wage increase to $15 rather then
> $12.  The EBoard asked George as a part of endorsement recommendation to
> raise this issue up during the SEIU International endorsement vote.  It is
> unclear whether that means George will be voting for or against HRC on this
> issue at the meeting on Tuesday.  There is a lack of clarity around this
> issue for both SEIU International, me and to some extent 1199SEIU.
> >>>
> >>> I have spoke with Peter Colavito who spoke with Tim Foley.  Peter
> reiterated that HRC's position on the minimum wage was not a part of their
> test for endorsement.  It was emphasized that she supports the Fightfor$15
> movement.
> >>>
> >>> George is connecting with Mary Kay now and we should know more soon.
> I will keep you posted.  Heather, if you'd like to do some investigating as
> well, please feel free (its funky).  There is a press story out there that
> 1199 vote to withhold endorsing...that has been told to me by 1199 to be
> inaccurate.  But they are also not proactively clarifying this in the press
> either, which is odd.  1199 claims it is because they need to get clarity
> themselves.
> >>>
> >>> The good news is that Peter told me, in the worst case scenario, their
> whip count for endorsement does not include 1199 votes.  They have always
> been uncertain in the Intl's opinion.
> >>>
> >>> Please let me know if you have questions and I will keep you posted.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Nikki Budzinski
> >>> Labor Outreach Director
> >>> Hillary for America
> >>> 646-854-1442 (direct)
>

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