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Donavan McKinney: “SEIU became the first union to sign on to the Green New…”

Featuring: Donavan McKinney, Michigan House of Representatives, District 11

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Published | Video Starts at 50:24

And when I was at seiu, it was the same time that the Green New Deal was like really gaining steam and support. And during our advocacy there we had a task force and we charged SEIU became the first union to sign on to the Green New Deal. I don't know if you knew that. So like I've been a big proponent of Green New Deal for a long time now from the Justice 40 initiatives that came out of the Biden administration. (50:24–50:37)

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Asserts that SEIU was the first union to support the Green New Deal.

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