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Re: Saunders & Henry

From:mfisher@hillaryclinton.com To: slatham@hillaryclinton.com CC: john.podesta@gmail.com, nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com Date: 2015-10-14 14:32 Subject: Re: Saunders & Henry

*Lee Saunders--* Cell: (202) 329-4673 *Mary Kay Henry--* Cell: (202) 538-1466 On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Sara Latham <slatham@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > John, > > if you've got time after HRC this morn/before your flight. > > on the low-hanging fruit theme from this mornings meetings and moving > endorsements along - Nikki, Marlon and co. wondered if you've got time to > check in with Mary Kay and Lee today. > > *M - pls reply with their cell numbers, thx.* > > thx, > Sara > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Nikki Budzinski < > nbudzinski@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > >> Hi Sara- >> >> For JP's calls with AFSCME and SEIU: >> >> *Lee Saunders, President AFSCME* >> >> (This was Lee's quote in Morning Shift this morning on the debate: "We >> were glad to hear the issues of working families addressed tonight, and >> to hear ideas that stood in stark contrast to the dangerous attacks >> right-wing extremists presented in the previous two national debates," >> AFSCME President Lee Saunders said in a statement. "Our members are seeking >> a candidate who will focus on improving incomes for working people who >> haven't yet felt the gains of this economy, while reining in the CEOs and >> corporations who have manipulated the rules to serve their interests.") >> >> - Touchbase with Lee on the debate and HRC performance >> - Lee is "scheduled" to call his board together for a endorsement >> vote on October 23rd. I have briefed Lee's Political Director Brian Weeks >> on all of the thing we have going on October 22-24th. This would be good >> to mention to Lee as well. Testimony-VA rally-JJ. >> - JP can ask Lee is he's planning to attend the JJ in Iowa. >> Tentatively NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia will be attending. >> - Most importantly, JP should touchbase with Lee on the AFSCME Board >> vote. Is there anything we can do to help? How does he feel its shaping >> up? I have heard that Lee is making individual calls to his board now in >> advance of the board. >> - Emphasize that we look forward to bringing them on board and >> integrating the Green Machine in our ground operation. >> >> >> *Mary Kay Henry, President SEIU* >> Two important points for this conversation >> >> 1. The National Union of Healthcare Workers (very contentious faction >> coming out of SEIU and led by controversial figure Sal Rosselli) endorsed >> Sanders on Tuesday this week. Here is a portion of their statement: I >> believe they represent 11,000 members. >> >> “We’ve had a great relationship with Sen. Sanders for years,” said NUHW >> President Sal Rosselli. “He’s the real thing. He’s been standing up for >> working Americans for decades. But no president can go it alone; it will >> take a bottom-up, grassroots movement to change the direction of our >> country. NUHW is proud to be part of that movement.” >> >> The vote was the culmination of a three-month, bottom-up, democratic >> process. The union’s Executive Board, consisting of elected rank-and-file >> members, sent questionnaires to every Republican and Democratic candidate. >> Union stewards reviewed the questionnaires and discussed the election at >> monthly steward council meetings at each NUHW-represented hospital, clinic, >> and nursing home, and discussed the candidates with their constituent >> members in each facility. And finally, on October 10, leaders from >> throughout the union gathered in Pasadena to cast their ballots. >> >> Hillary Clinton garnered 17 percent of NUHW members’ vote in the >> Democratic column. Eighty-six percent voted not to endorse a Republican >> candidate. >> >> 2. We are working HRC approval for this tweet on SEIU's win for home >> care workers. We don't have HRC sign off but JP could mention we're paying >> attention to this issue and will hopefully have this out today. >> >> Minimum wage and overtime pay are long overdue protections for nearly two >> million home care workers. http://hrc.io/1L9Milq -H >> >> 3. We would be honored to have SEIU on board. Are you still planning for >> November? >> >> >> -- >> Nikki Budzinski >> Labor Outreach Director >> Hillary for America >> 646-854-1442 (direct) >> > > -- Milia Fisher Special Assistant to the Chair Hillary for America mfisher@hillaryclinton.com c: 858.395.1741