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Protest the American
Bankers Association in Chicago
WANTED For Crimes Against American Families.
Protest the American Bankers Association Tuesday, October 27th
at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in
Chicago.
Quick Hits September 9
– October 14, 2009
JwJ coalitions making news September 9 –
October 14, 2009.
Students March, Sit-In for
Fired Workers
On
October 5th, more than 200 DC high school students wearing all
black walked out of classes on to protest the layoff of 388
school employees.
SLACtivist News: A Fall
Semester Full of Action!
With ongoing budget cuts, students are coming
together with unions in the fight against the corporatization of
our universities and the right to an education for all.
Philadelphia Security
Officers Union Wins Election!
The 2 year effort to form an independent labor union
for the AlliedBarton security guards at the Philadelphia Museum
of Art resulted in a victory for the union.
The Myth of Socialized
Medicine
The public
health care option is a compromise that we must pass to meet our
most basic health care needs.
Tell Red Cross: Don't Cut
Corners with Our Blood Supply
Report raises concerns about donor safety and the
security of the nation's blood supply at the country's largest
supplier of blood and blood products.
Activists in 15 Countries
Launch Historic Global Collective Bargaining Campaign
On October 7th, Asian workers'
organizations and along with allies worldwide are coming
together to demand a Minimum Living Wage called the Asia Floor
Wage.
Shifting Gears: On the
Offensive for Jobs, Health Care, and Housing
From 9/24-10/1, activists and
workers in dozens of cities took to the streets as part of Jobs
with Justice's week of action demanding an economic
recovery.
Providence City Council
Votes to Protect Against Hyatt-style Subcontracting
On October 1st, Providence, RI
became the first city to act since the scandal provoked by the
firing of the "Hyatt 100" in Boston.
150+ Vermonters Pack
Health Care Forum
Over 150 community members participated in
a forum on our Human Right to Healthcare organized by Vermont
Workers Center / JwJ on October 1st in Burlington.
RI JwJ Rallies for Health
Care
More than 200
activists marched from Brown University to Whole Foods in
Providence, RI as part of the Jobs with Justice national week of
action for a real economic recovery.
Boston Workers March for
an Economy That Works for Everyone
More than 1,000 union members, unemployed workers,
students, clergy and community leaders came together for an Oct
1 march to highlight the growing jobs crisis.
Michigan Activists Rally
Against Wachovia /Wells Fargo Evictions
People picketed the Wachovia
branch office in Grosse Point Woods, MI todemand that Wells
Fargo not evict Belva Davis and the thousands of homeowners like
her.
Reflections From the G-20.
What Happened? Where Are We Going?
The real story about what took place in Pittsburgh
during the G-20 and where "the movement" is going. Tell Congress: Jobs,
Homes, Health Care – NOW!
We must tell Congress that the economic crisis is
very real, that there is no such thing as a "jobless recovery"
and that we need bold action to create jobs and make the economy
work for everyone.
Texas Activists Commit to
Economic Justice
A
diverse crowd of 65 attended a Town Hall Meeting for Economic
Justice on September 25 at UAW 848 Hall in Grand Prairie,
Texas.
Tenants Left High and Dry
in Florida
Tenants of
an apartment complex in New Smyrna Beach, FL lived without water
for 3 weeks after the owner went into foreclosure & failed
to pay the water bill.
Stop Stella D'Oro Factory
Closing in the Bronx!
Snack-maker Lance, Inc., has announced its intention
to buy the 78-year-old Stella D'oro Biscuit Company and move
production from its historic home. Act now.
Chicago Activists Protest
at Wells Fargo
More
than 200 people gathered in front of Wells Fargo in downtown
Chicago yesterday to demand justice for the workers at Quad City
Die Casting and an end to evictions and foreclosures.
Financial Services
Roundtable "On Trial"
People gathered at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in DC
yesterday to protest a meeting of the Financial Services
Roundtable, a lobbying organization of financial groups.
Tell Wells Fargo: Stop the
Evictions & Wage Theft!
Belva Davis is facing eviction from her Detroit area
home. Deb Johann had months of vacation pay stolen from
her. They are only two among thousands of victims of Wells
Fargo.
One Year After the Bank
Bailout, We Still Need a People's Economic Recovery
The TARP entrusted the banks to
put money back into the economy & help put the brakes on the
recession. Instead, these corporate criminals stole our money.
100 Hyatt Housekeepers
Fired, Outsourced in Boston
On August 31 all 100 housekeepers at Hyatt's three
Boston area hotels were fired and replaced by workers from an
out-of-state subcontractor being payed $8/hr.
Will your tax money be
used to intimidate workers?
One of the main road blocks that workers face to
exercising their rights on the job is the powerful and
frightening coercive power that an employer has over an
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