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The Poor People's Campaign is anchoring this event in El Paso along with Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), Refugee And Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA), Repairers of the Breach and others. BE THERE THIS EVENING TO RESPOND TO THE CALL FOR SOLIDARITY
https://www.facebook.com/events/469528420296780/ ElPasoFirme - Join us for a Solidarity Rally in Buffalo
solidarity with the strikers in Erie PA!
Erie PA - 4 hrs ·
1700 members of UE Locals 506 and 618 went on strike today to preserve decent wages and working conditions at the GE Transportation locomotive plant in Erie, PA. Their new employer, Wabtec, took over the business on Monday and imposed "terms and conditions" that include mandatory overtime and arbitrary schedules, wage reductions of up to 38 percent for recalled and newly-hired workers, and the right to use temporary workers for up to 20 percent of the work in the plant.
The UE negotiating committee worked long into Tuesday morning and were not able to convince the company to negotiate an acceptable short-term agreement that preserves the wages, benefits, and working conditions negotiated with GE over the past eight decades.
“We are extremely disappointed that the company could not see its way to agree to continue the terms and conditions that we have worked under for decades. Their refusal leaves us with no choice but to go out on strike to protect our members' and our children’s future,” said Scott Slawson, President of UE Local 506.
Karlene Torrance of UE Local 618 said, “We are gratified by the outpouring of support we have received from our friends, neighbors, and community in Erie. We will need their support now more than ever.”
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NEW ON WNYLABORTODAY.COM: Unionists Rally Outside New Era Field To Protest The Closure Of The Pro Sports Cap Maker’s Local Production Facility, ‘Lament How Far’ Owner Christopher Koch ‘Has Fallen’ - ‘Both In Their Eyes & The Eyes Of The Community’... Read More On 'Your' On-Line Labor Newspaper...
Buffalo Friends--
Interested in learning how to continue to make our community a more just, equitable, and prosperous place? Come see activist Chuck Collins, author of the best-selling book "Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good."
Sponsored by the Summer Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies of Buffalo, the event will be held on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Arthur O. Eve U.B. Educational Opportunity Center, located at 555 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY.
Once an heir to the Oscar Mayer fortune, Chuck Collins gave away his inheritance at age 26 and spent the next three decades mobilizing against inequality. Born into the one percent, he uses his perspective to deliver a new narrative, inviting the wealthy to come back home and to invest their wealth in struggling areas. He also will discuss how communities like ours can make a healthy transition to a sustainable new economy. With the heart of an agitator and the soul of a storyteller, you won’t want to miss his case for tackling inequality, bringing wealth home, and committing to the common good.
Perfect for those interested in community organizing and social justice, this event is free and open to the public. It would also be ideal for student groups, book clubs, financial advisers, and religious leaders.
Participants are asked to register beforehand at
www.summerinstituteofbuffalo.org
Light refreshments will be served.
Parking is conveniently located at 555 Ellicott.
For more information, contact event coordinator Jean Gunner at
[email protected]
Thank you for your support and will look forward to seeing you then!
Drew Beiter
Executive Director
The Summer Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies of Buffalo
Training the Next Generation of Concerned Citizens, Activists, and Educators
www.summerinstituteofbuffalo.org
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Miss Dennice Barr is a true warrior and she needs our help TODAY! Please give as you are able!
Unions are the last line of defense for working people. Earlier today, the Supreme Court sided with greedy corporations trying to take away workers' rights. This case was nothing more than a blatant political attack to further rig our economy and democracy against everyday Americans in favor of the wealthy and powerful.
We need our progressive allies now more than ever to express your solidarity with labor! Please post your support for unions on social media with the hashtag #Union.
The Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) wins dynamic campaigns by uniting labor, faith, and community organizations and activists that promote strong, sustainable communities and economic justice for all. 
