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DESCRIPTION:The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee is calling a speak-out for the 
 8,565 Korean railway workers who have been fired for striking against 
 privatization and union busting by the Korean government. The event will 
 take place on Friday December 27, 2013 at the Korean consulate in San 
 Francisco\n\n12/27 SF Solidarity Action For Striking Korea Railway Workers 
 Fighting Privatization\n\nStop Mass Firings And Union Busting Of South 
 Korean Railway Workers\n\nSpeakout At San Francisco Korean 
 Consulate\nDecember 27, 2013 Friday 12:00 Noon\n3500 Clay St at corner of 
 Laurel St. San Francisco, CA 94118\n\n8,565 Korail workers have been 
 suspended and their union offices raided because of their strike 
 action\nagainst privatization which began on December 9, 2013. This is not 
 the first attack by the Korean\ngovernment on the labor movement. Teachers 
 unions have been threatened with being banned and\nworkers have been sued 
 personally for going on strike causing personal bankruptcy and 
 suicides.\nThe Transport Workers Solidarity Committee TWSC has initiated 
 the call for a labor/community\ndelegation to go to the Korean Consulate in 
 San Francisco and submit a statement opposing the\nsuspension of Korea Rail 
 Workers, the attack on their union and in support of their struggle 
 against\nprivatization which also threatens transit workers and public 
 workers in the United States including\nthe ongoing attack on BART ATU 
 1555, SEIU 1021, AFSCME 3993 and ATU 192 AC Transit workers.\n\nThis attack 
 was directly connected to international companies like Veolia who are 
 privatizing transit\nservices around the world and the efforts to attack 
 the right to strike.\n\nWe urge all transportation workers, public workers, 
 all trade unionists and human rights activists to\njoin us in the action in 
 solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters in Korea and against the 
 action\nof the Korean Railroad corporation (KORAIL) supported by the Korean 
 government.\n\nThis rally is also endorsed by the United Public Workers For 
 Action www.upwa.info\n\nIf you would like to endorse this action please 
 contact\n\nTransport Workers Solidarity 
 Committee\nwww.transportworkers.org\n(415)282-1908\n\nSign the petition, 
 here: 
 bit.ly/1c8Uao8\nhttp://english.hani.co.kr/kisa/section-014000000/home01.html\nhttps://www.itfglobal.org/campaigns/campaigns-3872.cfm\nhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/12/116_148068.html\nhttp://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/615523.html\nhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-railway-workers-right-to-strike-i...\nTransport 
 Workers Solidarity Committee\nwww.transportworkers.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/12/19/18748082.php
SUMMARY:SF Solidarity Action For Striking Korea Railway Workers Fighting Privatization
LOCATION:Korean Consulate, 3500 Clay St at corner of Laurel St. San Francisco, CA 
 94118
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/12/19/18748082.php
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