[Peace-discuss] anti-war labor

[Ricky Baldwin]

[A note on this: the subtext here is that the AFL-CIO
was also implicated in the coup in Venezuela, aiding
the Bush Administration.  These little rebellions in
the ranks of organized labor have been popping up like
mushrooms.  There aren't enough of them yet, but they
are definitely on the rise. - RB]

This letter was passed by the Executive Board of
AFSCME Local 444 in Oakland CA this evening (5-5-05) 
It is the same letter that Carpenters Local 713,
Hayward CA passed.

Richard Mellor

An Open Letter to John Sweeney, President of the
AFL-CIO

AFSCME Local 444  believes that the foreign interests
of Corporate America and those of ordinary working
class people are not the same. Big business has always
attempted to undermine the living standards of working
people through its foreign policies. We believe our
movement can be strengthened globally by fighting for
higher pay and better conditions for all workers
around the world.

In 2002 the Bush administration was implicated in the
coup attempt against Venezeula's democratically
elected government. Venezuela is one of the world's
biggest producers of oil and its current government
refuses to follow the dictates of the big US oil
companies that have robbed American workers for so
long. Local 444 opposes any moves by the Bush
administration to overthrow or undermine the
democratically elected government in Venezuela.

The US trade union movement should build direct links
and solidarity with working class people and the
genuine workers' unions in Venezuela and
internationally for our common economic benefit.

In solidarity,

Reggie Moore
President, AFSCME Local 444
Oakland CA

Adopted by Local 444 Executive Board 5-5-05

cc Central Labor Council of Alameda County AFL-CIO
   


		
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