April 4 – Union, Community and Student Activists will mark the anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Job Actions, Sit-Ins and Protests
The union movement has called for “We Are
One” actions across the country to mark this important
anniversary and to call for solidarity with Wisconsin workers and the struggle
for justice every where. Thousands of actions both big and small are
being called not only by the unions but by community and student groups who are
joining on this day.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, where he stood
fighting for the dignity of 1,300 sanitation workers and their right to a
union.
Workers across the country -- public sector and industrial like port workers
-- are sick and tired of union busting and attacks on the working class. Here
are just a few of the exciting things planned for April 4:
*Sit-in with Oakland
teachers. More than 600 teachers, nurses,
counselors and librarians who serve the mostly Black community in Oakland are
facing layoffs. They will march to Wells Fargo bank, sit-in to demand
that the banks pay their share. They will set up a classroom inside the bank to
teach about the role of the banks and the economic crisis.
Find a Wells Fargo bank in your area to picket or leaflet. In Los
Angeles, Baltimore and other cities
Wells Fargo solidarity actions are already planned. In LA, SEIU health care
workers and the Bailout the Peoples Movement will demand Wells Fargo stop
foreclosures and evictions, too. For info call Betty Olson-Jones, Oakland
Education Association President at 510-866-3676 in Oakland and in Los Angeles
call John Parker at 323-899-2003.
*Wisconsin workers -- at the
epicenter of the struggle for the rights of all workers --
continue their struggle with a variety of statewide events on April 4. Major marches Milwaukee and Madison will welcome Sanitation
workers from Memphis, Tenn. and the California Longshore workers' ILWU
Local 10 Drill Team
In Milwaukee, 3:30-6:01 pm, MLK Statue on MLK drive, march
and rally with a moment of silence at 6:01 pm. In Madison, the
Poor People’s March, meets at Madison City Hall at 5 pm. At t he
Capitol's State St. Steps gather for "From Memphis to Madison
Rally" and candlelight vigil on MLK Blvd. from the Capitol to Monona
Terrace.
*In North Carolina a dynamic coalition of the
NAACP, UE 150, Black Workers for Justice and the
NC State AFL-CIO is spearheading
actions. These organizations have been leading the fight
for workers rights in the South. For a events go to:
http://tinyurl.com/NAACPWeAreOne.
*In New York City area —
Communication Workers of America (CWA) and student and community activists are
marching on City Hall to demand and end to budget cuts and attacks on workers
and "March and Rally for Jobs, Peace, Justice and Equality" 5:30 pm,
Corner of Broad and Market Streets, Newark, NJ - For more info
call 973-801-0001.
*Replaced UAW Local 174 drivers say, “You don’t have to go to
Wisconsin. Union Busting Ryder Is Here In
Detroit.” GM is using non-union drivers for
"just-in-time" parts deliveries. Picket the GM Hamtramck Assembly
plant in the morning. "We are one" event gathers at Campus Martius
Park, marches to Labor Arch.
http://www.metrodetroitaflcio.org/
These are just a few of the over 1,000’s events which will take
place. You can get more information on local events in your city or town
by going to the AFL-CIO’s web site at AFL-CIO.org and clicking on
“We Are One”.
PLEASE DONATE TO CONTINUE OUR WORK IN WISCONSIN, go
to:
http://www.bailoutpeople.org/donatewi.shtml
