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The Southern Workers Assembly is Sept. 3 from 1-5 p.m. at the Wedgewood Baptist Church, 4800 Wedgewood Drive, Charlotte, NC 28210. More info: southernworker.org. For more information on participating in the Southern Workers Assembly, contact Saladin Muhammad of the Southern International Worker Justice Campaign at info@southernworker.org. ###

For Immediate Release: Agent Orange Day 2012 – 51 Years of Agent Orange use in Vietnam Campaign Calls for 51 seconds of silence and 51 seconds of action When: August 10, 12 noon Where: Cities across the U.S. Why: Millions in Vietnam and the U.S. and their children and grandchildren are still suffering from diseases […]

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From Slice of Justice, http://sliceofjustice.com/blog/small-businesses-side-with-palermo-workers Palermo’s workers are grateful for the support of local small businesses in our fight for justice. We are happy to announce that Beans and Barley in Milwaukee has joined the Palermo’s boycott. They will not reorder Palermo’s Pizza for their shelves until the workers’ dispute is resolved fairly. Please take […]

http://www.aft.org/newspubs/news/2012/080812palermo.cfm The AFT’s national officers have sent a letter of support to workers at Palermo’s Pizza in Milwaukee, who have been on strike for nearly two months in a fight for safe working conditions and recognition of their union. “We stand with all of you who have been subjected to threats, intimidation and retaliation, including […]

http://tinyurl.com/cqmd9yu August 9, 2012 Calls for company to respect the voices of their workers (Washington, D.C., August 9) The AFL-CIO endorsed a nationwide boycott of Palermo Villa Inc. in response to the company’s blatant disregard of its workers’ choice to form a union. The boycott covers Palermo’s brand pizza, “Classics” brand pizza and private label […]

http://tinyurl.com/8gy2sqw Costco 2150 Deming Way Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Come show your support for worker rights! Join us in solidarity with the Palermo workers, and allies across the nation as we hold a actions in more than 10 different cities across the nation. Including L.A., N.Y. Portland, Phoenix, Washington D.C. We […]