And finally, a partial explanation for the mystery that is Danny Glover.
In case you missed it, Danny Glover, former actor best know for his appearances in the Lethal Weapon film series, has been turning up a lot over the past few years at protests and labor disputes. Here’s Glover making a pitch to Oscars attendees not to wear Hugo Boss suits for its plot to shut down a Workers United-SEIU plant in Cleveland. And here’s Glover at a rally for striking Pocono Hospital workers unionized by SEIU. And here’s “undercover Glover” this time announcing an international investigation of Sodexo based on charges of human rights violations leveled against the food service giant by SEIU. And here’s Glover turning out for Workers United-SEIU in its raid on Philadelphia UNITEHERE cafeteria workers and here’s Glover being handcuffed with Andy Stern and here’s Glover at SEIU’s “One Nation Marching Together” rally in LA.
Now for anyone who’s been following the Glover phenomenon over the years a few things never made sense. We’ve been told that Glover comes from a union family and has always had a soft spot for labor and yet he only started showing up on the labor scene a few years ago. And if Glover is such a big labor activist how come he never shows up for, say, the Teamsters? And if “Have Outrage-Will Travel” Glover is so passionately committed to the causes he champions, how come he’s never able to drag any of his Hollywood pals along with him?
Well, finally, the Glover mystery may be unraveling. It turns out that SEIU made a $45,000 donation last year to the Transafrica Forum whose board chair just happens to be Danny Glover. Stay tuned….
