Friends,
The CSA Union confederation (which represents more than 50 million workers through 53 federations in 23 countries in Latin America) will organize solidarity actions, rallies and events across the continent on November 14th in solidarity with the general strikes in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy (half day) on the same day. Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de las Américas (CSA) will organize the protests in solidarity with the European workers against austerity and anti-worker measures.
In New York, as we continue the relief
efforts for our brothers and sisters in the areas worst-hit by hurricane
Sandy, (its solidarity-not charity!) we have to raise our voices about
the continuing plunder of our city by Wall Street and its politicians who care
nothing about workers and the poor. We all continue to face the hurricane of
capitalism's austerity with massive cuts in spending for healthcare, jobs and
education planned by Obama and Congress in the near future, as we are asked to
pay the cost of Wall Street's bailout. Where are the billions to help us? Wall
Street and big business received trillions of aid when they
collapsed?
We should join our voices in protest
against austerity and budget cuts, against racism and fascism and to demand
immediate action for those suffering from the storm and its aftermath. We need
to demand immediate federal relief, taxes on the rich, worker's rights to join a
union, a living minimum wage, an end to the attacks on public education, massive
public investment in green technology and the city's crumbling infrastructure!
This goes hand in hand with the
international solidarity with the workers and people of Greece and Europe, and
across who are also fighting back. This shows the importance of organizing for
our event on Nov 14 and bringing together all those who are fighting against the
corporate dictatorship of Wall Street and to organize further
actions.
Please take a moment to call your
friends and post widely the information that we have on our Facebook
page:
Join us on Nov. 14th, starting at 2PM
with press conference, picketing and speakout betwen 3 and 4PM and a rally at
5PM at Dug Hammarskjold Plaza at the United
Nations!
Alan Akrivos
Aristeri Kinisi NY (Greek American
Left Movement)
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