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Philip J. Jennings: My Words in Tribute to John Sweeney
… How sad we are to receive the news that our union brother, John Sweeney, has been taken from us. I first met John over 30 years ago. He had … impact on life and on a generation of emerging leaders who mourn together at this sad loss. I send my sad condolences to Maureen, Tricia and John Junior. … He was elected president of SEIU in 1980, having spent 20 years as first a contract … John and his SEIU team and those new organizing horizons opened for FIET. We committed to the idea that our global union work should embrace janitors, cleaners and security guards. It was John and his lively and ambitious team that became a key …