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SF Solidarity With Korean General Workers Strike Against President Park Geun-hye

by Labor Video Project
Supporters of the Korean general strike against the President Park Geun-hye government spoke out at the San Francisco Korean consulate on November 30, 2016. Also muscian Vic Sadot wrote about the strike and the struggles facing the Korean workers and people.
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SF Solidarity With Korean General Workers Strike Against President Park Geun-hye
https://youtu.be/F6KN0tBjQ5k
Supporters of the Korean workers general strike rallied in San Francisco on 11/30/2016 against the anti-labor union busting President Park Geun-hye. Her cult leader has taken millions of dollars from the large companies and deregulated labor and sought to fire and jail striking railway workers and union activists.
Also a statement was made by the UESF which represents teachers in San Francisco in solidarity.
The rally was sponsored by the Transport Workers Solidarity Committee http://www.transportworkers.org and United Public Workers For Action http://www.upwa.info
Additional media:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcXlwnYGW7c&feature=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVN8SXM082U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCqoGlEGNH4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwQPzPB9jOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZltuJaBlQA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfDdtuYccE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN_6xaGA07E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYKV5COmpJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiNU3rMh70o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heh-UclFx_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9sS5vYoRiw
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Solidarity Statement With Korean Workers By AFT UESF President Lita Blanc
United Educators of San Francisco stands in solidarity with the Korean workers who are on striking today in defense of their fundamental union rights. The 6200 educators of San Francisco know that your fight is our fight! We support your right to organize without fear of reprisal or repression. We support your fight for due process protection on the job and your right for a living wage. Here in California, we have successfully fought against corporate- funded attempts to erode our right to organize but we know that,now, more than ever, working people will be coming under attack and as educators and as unionists, we have to stand up for labor
rights here and abroad.
Lita Blanc
President, United Educators of San Francisco
November 30, 2016
http://www.uesf.org


San Francisco Solidarity Song Salute for the Korean General Strike on November 30, 20116
Parody verses by Vic Sadot to the tune of The Times They Are A’Changin’ by Bob Dylan. Lyrics below!https://youtu.be/4Ax3tAgc5cU

San Francisco Solidarity Song Salute for the 2016 Korean General Strike

Parody verses by Vic Sadot to the tune of The Times They Are A’Changin’ by Bob Dylan


Come gather 'round people wherever you roam

From Seoul to Jeju Island to the DMZ zone

And accept it that soon you'll be bilked to the bone

If your time to you is worth savin'…

Then you better be unified or you'll sink like a stone

For the times, they are a-chang - in'



Today in Korea there’s a General Strike


And millions are marching about what they don’t like

They’re telling their President to go take a hike (Park Geun-hye)

It’s clear that the people have spoken!

Cause the banksters and the war pigs are poopin’ their pants!

For the times they are a-changin’!



These systems are rotten; They’re run for the few

They master the many with debt burdens too

The great commonwealth birthrights, they rob them from you!

This theft’s called “pri-va-ti-zation”

If you learn your true history, you’ll know what to do!

For the times they are a-changin’!



The capitalists covet the national rails

And the government grovels at their toes and their tails

While our fine union comrades fill their filthy jails

But their Big Lies are finally failin’!

And the Great Ship of Labor has the wind in her sails!

For the times they are a-changin’!



Vic Sadot BroadsideBalladeer [at] gmail.com

The New “Truth Troubadour” CD will be released on CD Baby in mid-December 2016!

http://www.vicsadot.com
§AFT 2121 Executive Board Member Roger Scott Speaks At Picket
by Labor Video Project
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AFT 2121 CCSF Executive Board member Roger Scott spoke at the solidarity rally for the Korean workers on November 30, 2016. The privatization of education and union busting against Korean teachers is part and parcel of the attack on both Korean workers and US education workers
§Korean Port Truck Workers Strike Against Deregulation
by Labor Video Project
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Korean Port Truck workers have struck against deregulation and union busting by the reactionary President Park Geun-hye. They were attacked beaten and the leaders were jailed by the government. Many union leaders including the president of the KCTU have been jailed by the government.
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