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 As told by another 32BJ member: <P>'So many people were lost. Some were young, some old. It's so very sad. I can't tell you how bad I feel,' said Gashi Naxhija, a 40-year-old World Trade Center worker. 'When the buildings went down, I lost my uncle.' <P>Mon Gjombalaj, Gashi's uncle, has worked at the World Trade Center since the building opened. <P>'My uncle loved that building. He worked maintenance. He loved his job. I have so much sadness because I lost my uncle. So much, we lost so much. . .,' Gashi said, her voice trailing off as she struggled with her emotions. <P>While she understands the anger people are feeling, Gashi is saddened by the anti-Moslem sentiment expressed by some. <P>'I am a Moslem. And I don't think this terror had anything to do with religion. Every group of people has bad people and good people. You cannot judge all Moslems by this terrorism. Moslems like my uncle and me were hurt by this too,' Gashi 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 seiu43.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