[Peace-discuss] [CentralILJwJ] Campus labor protest tomorrow Sept. 12

[Joe Berry]

Sounds like you all are busy as usual. Keep up the good work. helena and I enjoy following what you are up to. We are both enmeshed in the fight to save City College of SF from the accreditors fronting for the Lumina/Gates/Broad foundations of the world, patly in league with  Obama admin, I fear. How about those fast-foodies? Anyone from Chambana at the AFL-CIO convention?

In solidarity,

Joe Berry
On Sep 11, 2013, at 8:00 AM, Ricky Baldwin wrote:

> The UI Board of Trustees is holding its annual feel-good Urbana meeting tomorrow all day.  Campus labor unions will be scratching the record/CD again tomorrow Sept. 12 demanding such an outrageous thing as respect, and you are invited.
> 
> 7:30AM picket, Illini Union on Green Street side
> 12noon rally, Illini Union, Quad side
> 
> AFSCME is trying to negotiate for a new group of members they have, hardworking techs and other employees who haven't seen a raise in years.  But the University is stonewalling.  (UI negotiators recently decided to "take a break" from negotiations - for a few months! - presumably to make some sort of point.)
> 
> SEIU has a new group called "waiters" who are being paid $9.51 an hour and no tips.  The kicker is that when they were hired they were told they'd be making $12.48 and they'd be in the union.  The first day they were told, sorry, no union, and it's $9.51.  We had to fight to get them in the union, and now the University says any raises they agree to now WON'T APPLY TO NEW HIRES!?!
> 
> GEO is forced to fight for their tuition waivers AGAIN!  (Tuition being what it is, this is usually the biggest part of their compensation.)
> 
> And the faculty are fighting for the most basic right - to form a union - over stiff opposition from the Administration and its minions.
> 
> Time to get out the signs again!
> 
> Solidarity-
> Ricky Baldwin
> Senior Field Organizer
> SEIU Local 73
> 1606 Willow View Rd. #2A
> Urbana IL 61802
> 217-328-7509
> www.seiu73.org
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> From: OccupyCU [occupycu-bounces at lists.chambana.net] on behalf of Stephen Francis [stephenf1113 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 9:34 AM
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> Subject: [OccupyCU] 9/11 .... corner of Wright / Green
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> Hello all,
> I'll be at the corner of Wright and Green all day...protesting / honoring
> 1100 First Responders have died or have been diagnosed with cancer...
> Millions have died in illegal wars since 9/11.
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> 9/11 led to the Patriot Act, DHS, NDAA, NSA....
> It was a heinous crime that can be re-investigated and the perpetrators will go to jail.
> Please join me.
> Steve Francis
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