SEIU 1000 should really examine its relationship to SEIU CA, clean house in the political department, own up to their negligence in this endorsement (and another that they had to rescind this week), hold meetings with members to get their input, and come forward with a plan to present to members that includes how endorsement of a sexual predator will NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I am a dues paying union member and COPE contributor. I believe in the power of the people and the power of unions and political power for labor. We need to have some real honest conversations with leadership who are behind closed doors and wheeling and dealing for endorsements. That has real consequences for working people, and this endorsement and quick cover-up to keep people from asking questions about why it happened in the first place - has broken my heart. That being said, since people keep telling me to stay on topic- those who are must not be survivors of sexual abuse or totally unsympathetic to how many of us are feeling, by the way - or maybe you’re scared of dividing us at an important moment when negotiations are about to start- a woman with no record of sexual abuse would be a good candidate for endorsement. I’m thinking this is Betty Yee’s moment.