Partial Bio Of Pro Union, Former SEIU Exec Ron Bloom - The New “Manufacturing Czar”
loom was born in New York when it “was a strong union town,” according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Growing up, the sort of issues of the day always included discussion of civil rights, social justice, the labor movement,” said bloom.norton, Erle, “New blood for the USW,” The Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 26, 1996(3)Norton, Erle, “New blood for the USW,” The Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 26, 1996
Bloom’s father worked at a non-profit organization, while Bloom’s mother taught school. Bloom’s labor roots came from his aunt, who helped lead a teacher’s union. After he graduated from Wesleyan University in 1977, Bloom started working for the political organizing group the Jewish Labor Committee before joining the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
While at SEIU, Bloom felt unions were pushed around by businesses because they didn’t have leaders that really understood how business works. “Unions were being bac