ACTION ALERT! Tues, July 23rd from 4PM to 6PM: UE Union Protest -- National Day Of Action Against Wells Fargo

Tuesday July 23rd

Protest Job Loss, Foreclosures
and Racist Lending Practices

Los Angeles Solidarity Action by Bail Out the People Movement
 and International Action Center -
When: Tuesday July 23rd from 4PM to 6PM

Informational Picketline at:
WELLS FARGO MAIN
333 S GRAND AVE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
(Between 3rd and 4th)

From UE Local 150 -
Wells Fargo, a recipient of $25 billion in bailout funds, has cut off financing to Quad City Die Casting, throwing over 100 out of work. This is a devestating loss to the workers, but the effect ripples out. It's a loss of over $6.4 million a year in lost wages and tax revenue to our community.

But the workers, members of UE Local 1174, are fighting back. They are drawing on the example of workers from Republic Windows in Chicago, where UE led a successful fight last year against Bank Of America, winning $1.75 million in back wages and benefits.

Wells Fargo, which now owns Wachovia, is also under fire for targeting African American borrowers for high-rate sub-prime mortgages in Baltimore, where city officials have sued the bank, and for attempting to force the liquidation of men’s suit maker Hartmarx, an outcome that would destroy jobs of some 4,000 employees.

Protests against Wells Fargo are picking up steam, and Tuesday's action is part of a National Day of Action targeting the bank in over a dozen cities. Come send a message to Wells Fargo: "Stop Being A Roadblock to Economic Recovery!"

Join people in over a dozen cities and tell Wells Fargo: "Don't Be A Roadblock to Economic Recovery!"

National Day Of Action Against Wells Fargo: June 23, 2009! Actions in these cities:

 

Baltimore, MD Wachovia Bank, 7 St. Paul St. 4 p.m. Contact: (410) 366-2631
 
Boston, MA Wells Fargo Commercial Bank, 1 Boston Place 4:00pm Contact: Boston JwJ at 617-524-8778, jwj_at_massjwj.net
 
Cedar Rapids, IA Wells Fargo, 120 1st Ave NE 12 noon Contact: UE at UESylvia_at_aol.com
 
Charleston, WV Wells Fargo Third Party Administrators office, 5 p.m., 602 Virginia St. E Contact:uekarenhardin at gmail.com
 
Chicago, IL Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 511 W. North Ave. 12 noon Contact: UE at (773) 405-3022, mark.meinster_at_ueunion.org
 
New Haven, CT Wells Fargo / Wachovia Bank, 205 Church St. 2:30pm Contact: UE at 203-393-2253 carol.lambiase at ranknfile-ue.org
 
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Bank, 15th and Market Sts 12 noon Contact: Philly JwJ at 215-873-1287, eduardo_at_phillyjwj.org
 
Raleigh, NC Wachovia Bank, 150 Fayetteville St 5 p.m. Contact: UE at 336-908-6290, saliawarren at yahoo.com
 
Salt Lake City, UT Wells Fargo, 259 S. Main St. 4 p.m. Contact: Utah JwJ 801-606-2074, linda at utahjwj.org
 
Southern California Wells Fargo Bank at Harbor and Baker Costa Mesa, CA 3:30 p.m. Contact: UE at 949-943-4828, angeladigiulio at gmail.com
 

Actions will also be held in:

Atlanta, GA  Contact:  770-313-4628, mltambor_at_yahoo.com
 
Colorado Contact: Colorado JwJ at 303-806-0818, director at cojwj.org
 
Erie, PA Contact: deborg1 at verizon.net
 
LaCrosse, WI Contact: lswiertz at yahoo.com
 
Orlando, FL  Contact Central Florida JwJ:   407-451-2472,l centralfljwj_at_gmail.com.
 
Pittsburgh, PA Contact: karl.zimmerman at ranknfile-ue.org
 
Portland, OR Contact: Portland JwJ at 503-236-5573, info at jwjpdx.org
 
Washington, DC  Contact:  uewashington_at_erols.com

E-mail: quadcityjustice@gmail.com for more details