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DESCRIPTION:PANEL DISCUSSION & ORGANIZING MEETING TO BUILD FOR OAKLAND  PORT SHUTDOWN 
 12/12/11\n\nThe growing Occupation movement expresses the anger of millions 
 of working people,unemployed and the homeless, youth, students and 
 retirees. It has been built as a democratic vehicle where people can speak 
 out at daily assemblies. The call for a general strike in Oakland and the 
 shutdown on the docks show that direct action has power and the 30,000 
 people who marched saw their power on the docks.\n\nThere are 1.5 million 
 public workers in California from many unions and all are under attack from 
 their working conditions, wages, healthcare and benefits as well as 
 assaults on retirees. Additionally senior workers are being targeted for 
 discharge and transit workers and other workers who speak out for health 
 and safety are being retaliated against and discharged. An epidemic of 
 privatization of public services and education is gaining momentum 
 supported by the politicians that our unions have supported. We need to 
 unite all 1.5 million and take collective action as workers in Europe and 
 around the world have done to defend their rights.\n\nThe concession 
 bargaining and give-backs along with reliance on Democratic politicians 
 from Ed Lee, Jean Quan, Jerry Brown and Obama has been a disaster. It is 
 time to unite all public workers and work with the ILWU rank and file and 
 other trade unionists to build a movement for a general strike statewide 
 and nationally along with the formation of a democratic workers party with 
 a real program to deal with this crisis. We need to act and organize now to 
 unite with the Occupy movement and build a democratic labor movement that 
 will fight for all working people.\n\nSponsored By\nUnited Public Workers 
 For Action UPWA\nwww.upwa.info\n(415)867-0628 (510)510-233-5820\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/03/18701634.php
SUMMARY:The Occupations, Public Workers and the General Strike Movement
LOCATION:SF Main Library Latino-Hispanic Room A\n100 Larkin St. San Francisco\nNext 
 to Civic Center BART station
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/03/18701634.php
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