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Vicki Saporta was an organizing director for the Teamsters, and is president of the National Abortion Federation.

Valarie Long was an organizer for District 925 in Ohio. She is now vice president of SEIU Local 32bj and a vice president on the Board of SEIU.

Tom Hoffman was an organizer for District 925 in Ohio. He is programs and communications director of SEIU Local 3, a Justice for Janitors local.

Tom Hayden, an activist for nearly five decades, is a writer and former state senator in California. He is involved in national progressive politics.

Sue Chase was a clerical worker and union steward at Quincy City Hospital (Quincy, MA) when District 925 was elected to represent the employees. She is now a field representative for SEIU Local 888.

Jonathan Hiatt is General Counsel to the AFL-CIO, and Director of the Legal Department. Robert Welsh is Executive Assistant to AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. This interview discusses their involvement with SEIU 925.

Renee Devine was a steward and vice president of the higher education chapter of District 925, then local president briefly. She is a manager of the cardiac lab at the University of Washington Medical School.

As of November 2005, Ray Abernathy served as president of Abernathy Associates and performed strategic campaign communications work for the AFL-CIO. At that time, Denise Mitchell served as Director of Public Affairs for the AFL-CIO. Together, they…

Peggy Torzewski was an active member during the organizing of her library in Euclid, OHIO, and then was president of the chapter. She came on District 925 staff as a field representative, and is now an Administrative Organizer for SEIU District 1199.

Pam MacEwan was an organizer for District 925 in the initial campaign at the University of Washington. She is now an executive vice president for the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.