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SF Trade Unionists Speak Out In Defense Of Standing Rock Sioux Native People, Land & Water
Trade unionists from the NNU-CNA and CWA UPTE participated in a solidarity rally for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe which has come under tremendous repression by police and the national guard. The AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka has called for support for the pipeline and the building trades leadership including Teamsters president James Hoffa called for the national guard to be brought into defend the union workers on the pipeline.
Trade unionists from the NNU-CNA and SEIU UPTE UC spoke out at a rally in San Francisco to defend the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their land for the NDPL being built through their land and under the Missouri river. Supporters of Standing Rock Sioux tribe are organizing to go to North Dakota including nurses to support the tribe.
The AFL-CIO president Trumka has come out in support of the pipeline and the building trades leadership have called in support of the National Guard to protect union members working on the pipeline.
Additional media:
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/09/22/amid-tribal-pipeline-fight-internal-afl-cio-letter-exposes-very-real-split?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/unions-want-governor-to-ensure-safety/article_8d97f21e-70e8-55f1-b218-0eaafdb71914.html
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/09/30/dakota-access-pipeline-and-the-future-of-american-labor/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/09/13/call-in-the-national-guard-to-protect-against-native-american-people-in-north-dakota/
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org
The AFL-CIO president Trumka has come out in support of the pipeline and the building trades leadership have called in support of the National Guard to protect union members working on the pipeline.
Additional media:
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/09/22/amid-tribal-pipeline-fight-internal-afl-cio-letter-exposes-very-real-split?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/unions-want-governor-to-ensure-safety/article_8d97f21e-70e8-55f1-b218-0eaafdb71914.html
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/09/30/dakota-access-pipeline-and-the-future-of-american-labor/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/09/13/call-in-the-national-guard-to-protect-against-native-american-people-in-north-dakota/
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org
For more information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpF5xF-zqLs
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Also we protect our waters in the Peace River Valley Canada.
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