Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Service Employees International Union Stories Description An account of the resource Among the thousands directly affected by the attacks were members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) who worked at or near the World Trade Center and Pentagon as janitors, porters, security guards, public employees, building engineers, emergency medical technicians, and firefighters. In the days and weeks that followed the tragedy, several recounted their stories -- how they escaped the buildings, how they helped others to safety, and how they struggle with grief, emotional difficulties, and financial hardship. This collection contains more than fifty of these stories. SEIU Story SEIU Story: Story SEIU Local 1984 Joins National Relief Effort To Help Terror Victims <P>CONCORD -- The union representing service employees in New Hampshire is mobilizing members to provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. <P>State civil servants, county and municipal workers, and private-sector employees are being asked by their leaders to contribute to a fund set up to assist hundreds of their brothers and sisters who worked in the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The union began the fund-raising drive with a contribution of $7,021, or one dollar for each dues-paying member. <P>Service Employees International Union or SEIU locals represent New York state employees, janitors, security officers, building engineers, window washers, and tour guides who worked at the World Trade Center. In addition, a number of SEIU health care workers who responded to the attack are listed among the casualties after the twin towers collapsed. <P>'We recognize the horror that the terrorist attacks have inflicted on all victims and their families,' said Tim Decker, president of SEIU Local 1984, the State Employees Association of New Hampshire. 'We have a special affinity with the public servants who worked in the World Trade Center. This includes the many firefighters, police officers and emergency medical workers who put their lives on the line in the face of overwhelming violence.' <P>The union notes that a critical need exists for trained and experienced counselors to provide grief and trauma counseling to victims, witnesses and families in New York. SEIU urges members who can make themselves available to provide that assistance to e-email contact information to reliefseiu@seiu.org. SEIU Story: Local Union Local 1984 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource seiu37.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Original Name The original name of this item. NULL Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-09-25