new week

I can't figure out what the building, just south of the convention center, used to be (that the union offices are in). It looks like it might have been a kind of townhouse complex, in some areas, but in other areas has odd long hallways and oddly placed bathrooms...and the best/weirdest part are the tiny internal courtyards, some just empty concrete, some with bricks and pyrocantha, open to the sky. It's a puzzle.

A statement I typed in made a good point - the employee had worked with the state for 17 years, and noted, she's seen things come and go. The union has a lot of enthusiasm, sure, but in terms of years, it'll be interesting to see what happens in the long run.

And there are competing unions? Not only are they all clandestine-seeming (using words like "infiltrate" when talking about soliciting for new members), but they're competing for support by approaching people's houses or hanging out in parking lots? Like Jehovah's Witnesses, but for career and employment...