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 Nagjija Gjidija, a 53-year-old elevator operator, worked at the World Trade Center for 30 years. <P>'The World Trade Center was my second home. The people were my second family. I loved it there,' Nagjija said. She was scheduled to work at the time of the terrorist attack, but she called in sick that morning. 'I work up high. I could've been killed.' <P>As a Moslem, Nagjija is outraged by the suggestion that the senseless act of violence may have been perpetrated in the name of Islam. 'I hate what the terrorists did. They did it for politics, not for God or Islam,' Nagjija said. <P>'So many people were hurt or lost, all kinds of people of every religion. This is such a great tragedy. My friend Edwin lost his son,' Nagjija said referring to coworker Edwin Zanbran who was in the building the day of the attack. While Edwin escaped, his son is a missing. Twenty-six 32BJ members have yet to be found. <P>'I don't know where I will work now. But I'm happy to have my life, even if I don't have a job,' Nagjija said. SEIU Story: Local Union 32BJ 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 seiu42.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. 2001-09-21