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Emergency Drought Measures; SEIU President Mary Kay Henry

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry named one of 25 most influential women by <i>National Journal</i>

The president of the Service Employees International Union joins us for a sweeping conversation about organizing in an age of backlash, and the debates and changes within one of this country’s largest unions. Plus: Governor Brown issues sweeping new water restrictions for golf courses, highway medians, local water agencies . . . pretty much everyone except the industry that accounts for 80% of the state’s water use–Agriculture.

Guests in this Program:

  • Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, Executive Director of Restore the Delta
  • Chris Scheuring, attorney at the California Farm Bureau Federation who works on water policy
  • Conner Everts, Executive Director of the Southern California Watershed Alliance and co-chair of the Desal Response Group
  • Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union.

 

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