More SEIU Staffers Take Fun-Filled Detours in Kaiser Election

It turns out that Aryeh Alex isn’t the only SEIU staffer who managed to squeeze lots of fun-filled adventure into his “deployment” to California for the Kaiser election. Check these pictures from Valarie Bachelor, a Political Assistant who works at SEIU's headquarters in Washington, DC.

Here's how Valarie's adventure begins...

It was a frigid 23 degrees when Valarie departed D.C. for California in January. Valarie writes: “Freezing my ass off!”

Here’s a pic of Valarie clutching her plane ticket for her escape to sunny California. She writes: “On my way to Cali!”

Here’s her SEIU-UHW identification badge.

Once in California, Valarie made a beeline for the ocean... where she took a hike along the coast and snapped this picture of the Golden Gate Bridge

On another outing, she snapped this shot of the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean. She writes: “Enjoying the sunset at Golden Gate State Park with wine and baklava.”

Next, Valarie posted this pic of a giant beer with this message: “Let the weekend begin!”

…hiking on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County

…a trip to Napa Valley for some wine tasting

Valarie loves oysters in San Francisco. “I’m in oyster heaven!”

She also like burgers

…and Giants games at San Francisco’s baseball park

…and going to international soccer matches between Mexico and Peru

 …and sunny afternoons in San Francisco’s Dolores Park

…and getting her nails done (in red!)

 …and taquerias in San Francisco’s Mission District (that's Valarie in the mariachi cut-out!)

…and house parties in San Francisco. She says these three guys were “My band for the night!” You go, girl!

…and white wine

…and red wine (Hmm... ever heard of a wine called "The Slammer?" Sounds perfect for Valarie!)

…and oyster shooters

Most of all, Valarie says she's gonna miss the stunning hikes through California's mountains. Valarie writes: “Def gonna miss this come May!”

Well, that's the end of Valarie's California adventure... at least for the moment. A special thanks to the Purple Palace for giving Valarie this wonderful opportunity... and for carefully spending bucketfuls of SEIU members' dues on Valarie's airfare, hotel, rental car, food budget, etc!

SEIU Staffer Takes Detour during Kaiser Election

Are you a Kaiser worker who waited patiently for Pushy Purple People to knock on your door… but they never actually showed up?

If so… Tasty may have an explanation.

It turns out that many of the SEIU staffers who parachuted into California were totally star-struck by the Golden State… and got tied up by a bit of sight-seeing on the way to your house!

How does Tasty know this?

Luckily, the SEIU staffers carefully documented their extra-curricular activities with tons of pics on the internet.

Check out these pictures from Aryeh Alex, one of SEIU’s “Political Capacity Organizers.” Aryeh normally works in Columbus, Ohio -- where it was 25 degrees and snowing when he jetted to California for the Kaiser election.  

Here’s a picture of Aryeh in Ohio, where last year he pocketed a salary of $103,391 from the Purple Palace:

And here’s Aryeh in California:

Notice the difference!

Here’s a pic of Aryeh with his SEIU-UHW identification badge, which gave him access to Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center.

B/t/w, Aryeh is a big fan of Contract Buddy!

Aryeh was super impressed by the slogan: "Orange you glad..." They don't think of that kind of stuff in Ohio!

And here are some pictures from Aryeh’s sight-seeing visits with his ladyfriend...

...to the Golden Gate Bridge

...to Santa Cruz Beach

...to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco

...to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk

...to Elephant Seal Beach

...to the Hilton Hotel for wine tasting in Sonoma County!

...to Ano Nuevo State Beach

...to Big Basin Redwoods State Park

...to Treasure Island

...to Google's headquarters

 Whew! Tasty is f*cking exhausted. 

So what was Aryeh's favorite moment during his California adventure? 

He def'ly enjoyed all the sight-seeing... but he says he absolutely loved “the daily access to the hotel gym and elliptical. Guess I’m getting a gym membership when I get home in a few days.” Hey Kaiser workers, thanks for paying all that dues money so Aryeh could have a super incredible hotel stay... and California adventure.

In case you're wondering why Aryeh is sooo thrilled by all this stuff, here's a hint. In his younger days, Aryeh was a "civil war reenactor." SEIU sure knows how to pick 'em!