Chicago Teamsters Local 705 Calls for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq
A membership meeting of Chicago Teamsters Local 705, which passed an antiwar resolution last year, has now gone on record calling for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. The resolution passed on an overwhelming voice vote, with only a handful opposed.In solidarity,Joe Allen,Shop steward at UPS Teamsters Local 705Resolution passed by a membership meeting of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 705 on Sunday, September 21, 2003, Chicago:Whereas, the Bush administration’s military occupation of Iraq has proved to be a disaster for the working class people of Iraq and the United States;Whereas, the people of Iraq have clearly demonstrated that they are opposed the presence of U.S. and other foreign troops in their country;Whereas, Bush’s proposed $87 billion spending bill on the occupation of Iraq, for this year alone, could be spent at home on health care, prescription drugs, education and fighting unemployment;Be it resolved, that Teamsters Local 705 calls for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq and for the spending of funds earmarked for the occupation on social services at home.
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