I was pretty nervous walking into the office on the first day. Besides knowing little about what I am doing, I also needed to ask not to have to work out of Brookfield. Luckily, James and Kim were great about it. Nerves gone and ready to organize and help the world =)
I got to know the office and how dedicated/passionate people in the Teamsters are about what they do. They fly back and forth from Nashville or DC. Jim Glimco puts his reputation on the line every day fighting for what he believes in.
After learning all about the bus drivers campaign and informing people about what the day to day life is like in Jerusalem, I got my first task.
That is what I have been doing today (day 2). I am research and compiling a cheat sheet of stories and information for the office. Good work and learning a lot.
Something personal that I really want to explore is why people are doing what they are doing? What drives someone to organize? I have a feeling it isn't the money or the friendly hours. Clearly, there are workers who didn't like their conditions while they were laborers. Those people aside, the people right out of college or that gave up their corporate jobs for the life of an organizer, why did those people choose to do what they do?
Tomorrow I get to see Kristin, Meg, and the IWJ gang.
And Let Us Say...Amen. (If this reference is weird to you check out my blog www.TheGreatRabbino.com or a prayer book =))
-Jeremy Fine
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