Month: September 2011

The International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) is fighting back against greedy multinational companies intent on breaking their union, one of the most progressive, militant and class conscious unions in United States history. Solidarity is needed. An Injury To One Is An Injury To All! http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/tag/ilwu-local-21/ Here’s why Longshore workers are so angry: http://www.thestand.org/2011/09/heres-why-longshore-workers-are-so-angry/ http://www.ilwu.org/ ###

http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/ Join the picket line and other support actions you can do: http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/hyatt/action.php ###

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From: http://www.dreamactivist.org Also: http://www.thedreamiscoming.com/ Of the 10 undocumented youth who were arrested on Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, 3 have been released, 7 remain in jail, and all still face the prospect of deportation. They participated in an act of civil disobedience at Central Piedmont Community College, protesting the discriminatory policies towards undocumented students at […]

Resolution of Letter Carriers Union, Golden Gate Branch 214: Sept. 7, 2011  Save the Public Postal Service Whereas, enshrined in the U.S. Constitution as a right of the people, the public Post Office has provided universal postal service over many generations, and is continuously rated as the most highly regarded government entity by the American […]

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                        Troy Davis From an NAACP emergency email sent today, Sept. 7: We’ve just received terrible news: The state of Georgia has set Troy Davis’s execution date for midnight on September 21st, just two weeks from today. This is our justice system at its very worst, and we are alive to witness it. There is […]