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<BR><PRE><STRONG><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" size=4>Richard Trumka, American<BR></FONT></STRONG>The American worker has been getting thrashed for<BR>thirty years. Jobs leaving the country, wages flat, his<BR>boss getting rich. One coal miner from Pennsylvania<BR>knows exactly what to do about it.<BR>By John H. Richardson<BR>Esquire<BR>November 21, 2011<BR><A href="http://www.esquire.com/features/americans-2011/richard-trumka-1211#ixzz1eNTljtyI" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://www.esquire.com/features/americans-2011/richard-trumka-1211#ixzz1eNTljtyI</FONT></A><BR> <BR>Richard Trumka stands at the podium like a man with his<BR>foot in the doorway of history, relaxed and confident<BR>and grinning at the audience. Wisconsin? The attempted<BR>murder of public unions? That was actually a win, he<BR>says. A big beefy guy with a bristling mustache and<BR>Blagojevich hair, Trumka started life as a coal miner.<BR>His grandfather was a union man. His father was a union<BR>man. He became a union man and put himself through<BR>college on the midnight shift, leading many bitter<BR>strikes in the coal patch where rock-throwing miners<BR>confronted guards with machine guns, scenes from an<BR>epic American history few people remember. Two years<BR>ago he rose to the top of the American labor movement,<BR>president of the AFL-CIO, where he represents twelve<BR>million firefighters, teachers, nurses, miners,<BR>electricians, and entertainers. He came in with a<BR>lifetime's worth of dreams for reviving labor and<BR>saving America. So when Governor Scott Walker this year<BR>took away the right of collective bargaining for<BR>government workers in Wisconsin, the law of the land<BR>for seventy-five years, Walker didn't just aim a dagger<BR>straight at the heart of American labor, he aimed it at<BR>Rich Trumka's heart.<BR> <BR>But Trumka is grinning. "We've been trying for three<BR>decades to get a national debate on collective<BR>bargaining. Scott Walker gave us the national debate we<BR>were looking for."<BR> <BR>By national debate he means thousands of angry citizens<BR>marching in the street. Occupying the state capitol.<BR>Mounting recall elections. That's the kind of national<BR>debate Trumka thinks America needs.<BR> <BR>"Now 70-some percent of Americans think every worker,<BR>public or private, ought to have the right to<BR>collective bargaining."<BR> <BR>So would you support going after Walker?<BR> <BR>Trumka doesn't hesitate. "Would I support going after<BR>Lucifer? Of course -- the guy's been a bad governor, he<BR>tried to use a contrived deficit to take people out."<BR> <BR>Within hours, this will be denounced as hate speech on<BR>right-wing blogs.<BR> <BR>And the Occupy Wall Street protests, some recent union<BR>locals becoming involved -- do you have an opinion on<BR>that?<BR> <BR>Hell yes, he has an opinion. Unions have been trying to<BR>tell people that Wall Street is out of control since<BR>about forever. They've warned about lost jobs and<BR>stagnant wages and the insane wealth of the top 1<BR>percent for almost as long. They've been major players<BR>in the push to reregulate Wall Street. They've been<BR>leading the fight against lavish executive pay. From<BR>the beginning of the protests, union bus drivers<BR>refused to take people to jail. The first major<BR>endorsement of the protesters came in the form of seven<BR>hundred union steelworkers.<BR> <BR>"I think being in the streets and calling attention to<BR>issues is sometimes the only recourse you have," Trumka<BR>says. "Wall Street is out of control. Calling attention<BR>to it and peacefully protesting is a very legitimate<BR>way of doing it. I've done it thousands of times myself<BR>and I'll do it again."<BR> <BR>On the right-wing blogs, Trumka is called "the<BR>spiritual father whose attention is craved by the<BR>anarcho-communists in Zuccotti Park."<BR> <BR>A few days later, Trumka takes the protesters water and<BR>bagels.<BR> <BR>In the endless war over America, which is always a war<BR>over different versions of American history, a new<BR>battle has begun.<BR> <BR>There's the White House just outside Trumka's window,<BR>so close he has to call the Secret Service every time<BR>he wants to go out on his balcony. Trumka pays no<BR>attention. "We have fourteen million Americans out of<BR>work," he says. "We have twenty-five million Americans<BR>that want to work full time and can't find a full-time<BR>job. We have record numbers of people who have been out<BR>of work for longer than six months -- companies now<BR>beginning to say, 'If you've been out for six months,<BR>don't apply. Don't apply. In order to get this job, you<BR>must already have a job.'"<BR> <BR>There's a hammering urgency in his voice you don't hear<BR>from most other people in public life these days,<BR>partly because everybody else realizes they don't have<BR>real solutions to offer. Republicans think that all we<BR>can do is cut taxes and cut regulations and wait for<BR>capitalism to heal itself. Democrats want to raise<BR>taxes a little on the rich and try another little<BR>stimulus and wait for capitalism to heal itself.<BR> <BR>Trumka thinks they are both wrong -- dangerously,<BR>destructively wrong.<BR> <BR>"This is what we need -- to be able to share the wealth<BR>more equitably. That's how the middle class was built,<BR>from '46 to '73, and that's how it should be built<BR>again. 'Cause the country isn't poor, the country's as<BR>rich as it ever was. Our wealth is just concentrated in<BR>the hands of very few. More people need to get a bigger<BR>share of what's being produced."<BR> <BR>Free markets? He has no patience for such talk. "It's<BR>an insane system right now. We just came through a<BR>period where all the major premises that they relied on<BR>have been disproven. And yet they still cling to them --<BR>'Get everything out of the way of the market and<BR>everything will be fine.' We know that's not true."<BR> <BR>Or the idea that austerity will improve the economy.<BR> <BR>"Look at Greece -- the more austerity they push on<BR>Greece, the deeper the recession and the more debt they<BR>have. It's the definition of insanity, doing the same<BR>thing over and over and over again and expecting to get<BR>a different result."<BR> <BR>Even the idea that aid to the elderly, the sick, and<BR>the helpless -- the social services that conservatives<BR>have taught us to call "entitlements" -- is a drain on<BR>the economy.<BR> <BR>"Lemme give you facts. That tax cut that they gave to<BR>the middle class there, each dollar generated a dollar<BR>four in economic activity. Dollar four cents. You know<BR>what a dollar in food stamps generates? Dollar<BR>seventy-four cents. Which one's the most effective?<BR>Which one?"<BR> <BR>The root cause of our crisis, Trumka argues, is the<BR>small government "neoliberal" economics pioneered by<BR>Milton Friedman from the University of Chicago. He asks<BR>for a copy of Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine.<BR><Read more:<BR><A href="http://www.esquire.com/features/americans-2011/richard-trumka-1211#ixzz1eNTljtyI" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://www.esquire.com/features/americans-2011/richard-trumka-1211#ixzz1eNTljtyI</FONT></A>><BR> <BR>____________________________________________<BR> <BR>PortsideLabor aims to provide material of interest to<BR>people on the left that will help them to interpret the<BR>world and to change it.<BR> <BR>Submit via email: labor@portside.org<BR> <BR>Submit via the Web: <A href="http://portside.org/submittous3" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/submittous3</FONT></A><BR> <BR>Frequently asked questions: <A href="http://portside.org/faq" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/faq</FONT></A><BR> <BR>Sub/Unsub: <A href="http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe</FONT></A><BR> <BR>PS Labor Archives: <A href="http://portside.org/archive" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/archive</FONT></A><BR> <BR>Contribute to Portside: <A href="https://portside.org/donate" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>https://portside.org/donate</FONT></A><BR></PRE>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Unemployment insurance is set to expire on December 31. If Congress doesn't act before the end of the year, they will cut the lifeline of jobless families and local economies already struggling. </SPAN><BR>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><B>Join us for a vigil on Thursday, December 8 at 5 pm. We will meet at Civic Center and march to the Federal Building</B></SPAN>.</P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Let's hold Congress accountable and let them hear from those who rely on </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">unemployment insurance.</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></B><I><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you are somone who relies on unemployment insurance and would like to share your testimony, please reply by email or contact Elizabeth at (619)228-8101.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></I></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P.S. </SPAN></I><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tell Congress to create jobs! <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=a6mRvUTljtgQ99I80slmaXiw6FT3IyTB" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>Sign the petition here</FONT></A>. America wants to work!! </SPAN></I></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <BR>jnt/OPEIU-537, AFL-CIO<BR><BR><BR>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@</P>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>Unions and Occupy Demonstrators March Through Oakland</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>OAKLAND, CA - 19NOVEMBER11 - Unions join grassroots people and political activists from the Occupy Oakland movement to march through the city. The march of about 4000 people protested the exploitation of 99% of the population by the wealthiest 1%, as well as police repression and removal of occupy encampments in Oakland, at the University of California campus in Berkeley, and around the country. Marchers voiced solidarity with the original New York City demonstration, Occupy Wall Street. The march ended at Lakeview Elementary School, where students and teachers denounce its impending closure and the closure of other schools.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>For more articles and images, see <FONT color=#000000> <A href="http://dbacon.igc.org">http://dbacon.igc.org</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>See also Illegal People -- How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants (Beacon Press, 2008)</DIV>
<DIV>Recipient: C.L.R. James Award, best book of 2007-2008</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><A href="http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=2002">http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=2002</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>See also the photodocumentary on indigenous migration to the US</DIV>
<DIV>Communities Without Borders (Cornell University/ILR Press, 2006)</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><A href="http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4575">http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4575</A> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>See also The Children of NAFTA, Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border (University of California, 2004)</DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT size=2>The passage of HB 56 in Alabama has wreaked havoc across that state. Yesterday, the Alabama Coalition for Immigration Justice launched its One Family, One Alabama campaign to repeal this unconstitutional, anti-immigrant law. Eleven members of Congress as well as civil rights, labor, and faith community leaders joined yesterday’s launch at the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. <BR><BR>Many of the consequences of the law have yet to be clearly understood. For example, Hispanic families in Alabama are facing heightened housing discrimination after the passage of this draconian law. Mobile home rentals are one area of particular concern after a new licensing law went into place on November 15. The total ramifications are unclear, but advocates on the ground are very concerned about evictions and the targeting of families who are unable to renew their mobile home tags.<BR><BR></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><A href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SOj8fhJg/9Ox4YeD%2BIbmAy96LSg3NyN5" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT color=#0068cf size=2>A family’s home should be the one place where parents and children feel safe.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT size=2> <BR><BR>Alabama’s HB 56 is causing widespread fear and intimidation among immigrant households and the broader community of color. We strongly urge the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate violations of the Fair Housing Act and take a zero-tolerance approach to housing discrimination. <BR><BR></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tus1YYgo7hylsQg7n/rdXS96LSg3NyN5" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT color=#0068cf size=2>Send a letter to HUD and DOJ and ask them to protect Alabama’s families from housing violations and discrimination.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></A><FONT size=3> <BR></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The 2012 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance will be held January 12 – 16 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit has a rich history that is emblematic of the theme of the Observance – <I>We Are One: Workers’ Rights and Civil Rights. </I></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">During this Observance, we will honor the life and work of Dr. King and stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Detroit who face tremendous social, economic and political challenges: high unemployment, unprecedented foreclosure rates, attacks on workers’ rights, cuts in social services and attacks on voting rights. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">As in past years, there will have informative workshops and dynamic speakers and also participate in community service projects. <U>The conference registration fee is now $180 from November 1 to November 30.</U> <U>On-line registration and refund deadlines are November 30, 2011.</U></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">The Observance will be held at the MotorCity Casino Hotel. Lodging for Observance participants is available at the MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, with rooms available at $129 plus 15 percent tax per night (parking included); and the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, 1114 Washington Boulevard at $119 plus 15 percent tax per night (parking is $10). Complimentary transportation will be provided between the two hotels.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><BR>Conference registration and hotel reservations can be made on-line at </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=8JIRm3%2BROChc61zJUW7BU9u9bnBsbe5l" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue">http://www.aflcio.org/issues/civilrights/index_2012.cfm</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">. We encourage you to register now.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><BR>We look forward to seeing you in Detroit!</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Milton Rosado, LCLAA’s National President</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">TENTATIVE AGENDA</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><U>Thursday, January 12</U></B><BR>1:00PM <B>–</B> 7:00 PM <B>Registration</B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">6:00 PM – 8:00 PM <B>Opening Session</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Friday, January 13</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><BR>7:00 AM –12:30 PM <B>Registration</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">7:00 AM - 3:00 PM <B>Community Service: Labor’s Values at Work</B> <BR>Breakfast, orientation, transportation, and lunch provided</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">5:00PM <B>– </B>7:00 PM<B> Town Hall Meeting/Action</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Saturday, January 14</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><BR>7:00 AM – 11:00 AM <B>Registration</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">9:00 AM – 10:00 AM <B>General Session</B><BR><B> </B><BR>10:15 AM – 12:15 PM <B>Workshops</B> (pre-select one of the 6 workshops)</SPAN></P>
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<LI class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Economic Crisis: America Wants to Work</SPAN></LI>
<LI class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">2012 Elections: Political Struggle for the Future</SPAN></LI>
<LI class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Build Power! Build Coalitions!</SPAN></LI>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">12:30 PM – 2:00 PM <B>Observance</B> <B>Luncheon</B><BR><I>(Included in registration fee. Guests must purchase tickets: $33.)</I></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">2:15 PM – 4:15 PM <B>Workshops</B> (pre-select one of the 6 workshops)</SPAN></P>
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<LI class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Economic Crisis: America Wants to Work</SPAN></LI>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">4:25 PM – 4:40 PM <B>General Session </B><BR><BR>8:00 PM – 10:00 PM <B>Motown Reception </B><BR><I>Westin Book Cadillac Hotel</I></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Sunday, January 15</SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><BR>8:00 AM <B>WORSHIP SERVICE</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">1:00 PM – 3:00 PM <B>Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History</B><BR><I>(Included in registration fee. Guests must purchase tickets: $4 - 7.)</I></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">6:00 PM – 7:00 PM <B>Reception </B><BR><B> </B><BR>7:00 PM <B>Dr. King, Jr. Awards Banquet</B><BR><I>(Included in registration fee. Guests must purchase tickets: $42.)</I></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Monday, January 16</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <BR>9:00 AM <B>King Holiday Breakfast</B><BR><B> </B><I>(Included in registration fee. Guests must purchase tickets: $30.)</I><BR><B> </B><BR>Noon <B>Dr. King Holiday Program - Detroit</B><BR><B> </B><I>Central United Methodist Church</I><BR><B> </B><BR><B>Detroit King Holiday March</B><BR><B> </B><I>Woodward Avenue</I></SPAN></P>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>Nov. 22, 2011</B></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
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<TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=Td73WBiG8Fqrk%2BijoU%2BrqENhG4N3S5pO" target=_blank><IMG title="9 Demands of the 99%" alt="9 Demands of the 99%" src="http://blog.aflcio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/9_99.jpg" border=0></A><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=ki11Svl5QVRbmujFjdT3p0NhG4N3S5pO" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>Got right-wing friends or relatives claiming the Occupy movement has no real demands? Tell them to check out the "9 Demands of the 99%" from Working America</FONT></A>.</SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The Super Committee Republicans who couldn’t get their way on a deficit reduction agreement “took their marbles and went home,” says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Getting their way” he says, “means making the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, letting the top 1% off the hook on deficit reduction.”</SPAN></SPAN><BR>
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<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=qb6ngIEk%2B7obo00UPIGiTUNhG4N3S5pO" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>Hey, Fox—Wake UP! Here Are Demands of the 99%</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=aNOqQ1yoCbVh7R82D5Kt6UNhG4N3S5pO" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>New Census Data Show Many in Middle Class Are 'Near Poor'</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=F4XGioIj2hT5wfAMsLjawUNhG4N3S5pO" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>Responsible Investors Group Backs Occupy Wall Street Goals</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=evaVsb64M3RzJiiMtC3WSENhG4N3S5pO" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>Ironworkers Make Tree of Lights Shine</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
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<DIV class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass PlainTextMessageBody" id=mpf0_MsgContainer><PRE><STRONG><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" size=4>AFL-CIO urges unions to treat Occupy DC as picket line<BR></FONT></STRONG>By Tim Craig<BR>Washington Post Blog<BR>November 21, 2011<BR> <BR><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-wire/post/afl-cio-urges-unions-to-treat-occupy-dc-as-picket-line/2011/11/21gIQAxEeLjN_blog.html" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-wire/post/afl-cio-urges-unions-to-treat-occupy-dc-as-picket-line/2011/11/21gIQAxEeLjN_blog.html</FONT></A><BR> <BR>With Congressional leaders announcing Monday they had<BR>failed to reach consensus on how to cut the federal<BR>deficit, the Occupy Wall Street protesters traveling<BR>from New York to the District are picking up the pace.<BR> <BR>For nearly two weeks, dozens of protesters have been<BR>walking to the District to raise visibility and prepare<BR>to take their frustrations with perceived income<BR>equality to the U.S. Capitol.<BR> <BR>Although the group was initially expected to arrive<BR>early Wednesday, it now plans to arrive Tuesday<BR>morning.<BR> <BR>Occupy DC protesters plan to meet the marchers, who<BR>left Baltimore Monday morning, near the Rhode Island<BR>Metro station about 10 a.m. Tuesday. From there, the<BR>protesters plan to march to McPherson Square, where a<BR>noon press conference is scheduled, organizers said.<BR>Later in the day, the will kick off two days of<BR>demonstrations aimed at Congress, according to the<BR>Occupy DC website.<BR> <BR>The arrival of the marchers, who will have traveled 231<BR>miles since Nov. 9, comes as the movement locally is<BR>getting a major boost of support from regional labor<BR>leaders.<BR> <BR>At its 28th biannual convention on Saturday, the<BR>Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO<BR>approved a resolution calling on its members to treat<BR>Occupy encampments in the District and Baltimore as<BR>they would a formal picket line.<BR> <BR>The resolution states the AFL-CIO will support any<BR>"unionized or non-unionized worker who refuses to break<BR>up, raid or confiscate the belongings of protesters."<BR> <BR>It also calls "on unions representing public workers<BR>and public safety workers to not participate in such<BR>activity as to deny the rights of occupiers."<BR> <BR>"Protest movements, like strike lines and organizing<BR>campaigns do not have curfews and are not 9 to 5<BR>activities," the resolution states. "And in doing so,<BR>we recognize and will work to protect the right for<BR>occupiers to protest 24 hours a day, on-site, with<BR>proper protection, including food, medical supplies,<BR>water and tents."<BR> <BR>Despite police raids on numerous Occupy Wall Street<BR>encampments around the country, protesters in Baltimore<BR>and the District have so far been allowed to pitch<BR>tents in high-profile locations, including McPherson<BR>Square on K Street Downtown. Though local unions have<BR>already been supporting the protesters, including<BR>offering them jackets and access to showers, the new<BR>AFL-CIO resolution could make it more difficult for<BR>local elected leaders to push to break up the camps.<BR> <BR>Fred Mason, president of the Maryland State and D.C.<BR>AFL-CIO, called it is the "height of hypocrisy" for<BR>some business and community leaders to complain about<BR>sanitation at the camps when they had previously<BR>remained quiet about the conditions facing the<BR>homeless.<BR> <BR>"We see these trends developing across the country,"<BR>Mason said. "We see what's happening in New York and<BR>California, and all of these things don't happen at<BR>once.We want to provide every kind of support we can so<BR>they can continue."<BR> <BR>The AFL-CIO also voted to give $3,000 each to Occupy DC<BR>and Occupy Baltimore.<BR> <BR>D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D), who relied heavily on<BR>union support during his 2010 campaign, was at the AFL-<BR>CIO convention when the resolution was voted on. On<BR>Monday, Gray said he supports the protestors right to<BR>demonstrate, but added the city will respond when laws<BR>are violated.<BR> <BR>Mason, however, noted that the AFL-CIO approved a<BR>separate resolution in May endorsing civil disobedience<BR>as a way of expressing frustration with the nation's<BR>economic system.<BR> <BR>____________________________________________<BR> <BR>PortsideLabor aims to provide material of interest to<BR>people on the left that will help them to interpret the<BR>world and to change it.<BR> <BR>Submit via email: labor@portside.org<BR> <BR>Submit via the Web: <A href="http://portside.org/submittous3" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/submittous3</FONT></A><BR> <BR>Frequently asked questions: <A href="http://portside.org/faq" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/faq</FONT></A><BR> <BR>Sub/Unsub: <A href="http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/subscribe-and-unsubscribe</FONT></A><BR> <BR>PS Labor Archives: <A href="http://portside.org/archive" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://portside.org/archive</FONT></A><BR> <BR>Contribute to Portside: <A href="https://portside.org/donate" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>https://portside.org/donate</FONT></A><BR></PRE></DIV>
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