The Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body is a co-sponsor of an anti-war rally Saturday, Jan. 25, and has become a founding member of a new group, "U.S. Labor Against the War."
The anti-war demonstration will start at noon Saturday at Lake and Superior Streets in downtown Duluth.
"Delegates unanimously passed a resolution against war with Iraq if the U.S. didn't have United Nations support, so we need to walk our talk, like supporting the rally," said Central Body President Alan Netland.
Turnout is expected to top the 300+ who attended an Oct. 26 demonstration and will be one of the largest protests the Twin Ports has ever seen, organizers said.
More than a hundred trade union leaders and activists, including Netland, gathered at the Teamsters Local 705 hall in Chicago Jan. 11 to discuss labor's response to the imminent danger of war on Iraq. At the end of the day, they launched a new organization to mobilize antiwar sentiment within the union movement U.S. Labor Against the War.
Teamsters Local 705, the second largest Teamsters local in the country, offered to host the gathering shortly after its members overwhelmingly passed an antiwar resolution. Other unions participating in the meeting included locals from the UAW, AFSCME, UE, SEIU, CWA and ILWU.
Across the country, many local unions and some national bodies have passed resolutions opposing a war with Iraq. Most recently, on Jan. 14, the National Executive Board of the American Postal Workers Union passed a measure that states, "The APWU National Executive Board opposes the pending war with Iraq. This declaration is based on the information made available to the American public at this time. We abhor terrorism, and we endorse all action - diplomatic and military - to appropriately respond to acts of aggression. However, pre-emptive attacks against sovereign states are not consistent with the principles of freedom and respect for all people."
For a comprehensive list of labor unions which have taken a stand against war, check the following website: www.alternet.org/labor
This article contains information from the Duluth Labor World.
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The Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body is a co-sponsor of an anti-war rally Saturday, Jan. 25, and has become a founding member of a new group, “U.S. Labor Against the War.”
The anti-war demonstration will start at noon Saturday at Lake and Superior Streets in downtown Duluth.
“Delegates unanimously passed a resolution against war with Iraq if the U.S. didn’t have United Nations support, so we need to walk our talk, like supporting the rally,” said Central Body President Alan Netland.
Turnout is expected to top the 300+ who attended an Oct. 26 demonstration and will be one of the largest protests the Twin Ports has ever seen, organizers said.
More than a hundred trade union leaders and activists, including Netland, gathered at the Teamsters Local 705 hall in Chicago Jan. 11 to discuss labor’s response to the imminent danger of war on Iraq. At the end of the day, they launched a new organization to mobilize antiwar sentiment within the union movement U.S. Labor Against the War.
Teamsters Local 705, the second largest Teamsters local in the country, offered to host the gathering shortly after its members overwhelmingly passed an antiwar resolution. Other unions participating in the meeting included locals from the UAW, AFSCME, UE, SEIU, CWA and ILWU.
Across the country, many local unions and some national bodies have passed resolutions opposing a war with Iraq. Most recently, on Jan. 14, the National Executive Board of the American Postal Workers Union passed a measure that states, “The APWU National Executive Board opposes the pending war with Iraq. This declaration is based on the information made available to the American public at this time. We abhor terrorism, and we endorse all action – diplomatic and military – to appropriately respond to acts of aggression. However, pre-emptive attacks against sovereign states are not consistent with the principles of freedom and respect for all people.”
For a comprehensive list of labor unions which have taken a stand against war, check the following website: www.alternet.org/labor
This article contains information from the Duluth Labor World.