------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Oct. 17, 2002 issue of Workers World newspaper -------------------------
ENDORSES OCT. 26 MARCH ON WASHINGTON: ALBANY AFL-CIO TAKES STAND AGAINST WAR At a large meeting on Oct. 2, the Albany Central Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, adopted the following resolution opposing a war on Iraq: "Whereas, now the Bush Administration is beating the drums for a new war against Iraq, despite mounting opposition to this war at home and abroad; and "Whereas, wasting billions of dollars (estimated at as much as $200 billion by Bush economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey) on the Iraq war buildup translates into cutbacks of essential and job-producing social programs at home such as education, health care, social security and housing, and threatening the rights of labor to strike and organize; and "Whereas, the Bush administration's war drive has a domestic component threatening to turn his 'endless war' against the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and as an opening wedge against the entire labor movement, by threatening government intervention on the West Coast docks under the guise of 'Homeland Security,' on the side of the Pacific Maritime Association bosses and a coalition of anti- union corporate interests including Wal-Mart and The Gap; therefore be it "Resolved, that the Albany Central Federation of Labor join the growing movement in opposition to any U.S. war against Iraq, and call on the unions and AFL-CIO at all levels and congressional representatives to publicly oppose this war; and be it further "Resolved, that the Albany Central Federation of Labor endorse 'Stop-the-War' rallies including the International Day of Protest on Oct. 26, 2002, in Washington, D.C., and other cities. We will send this resolution to our two senators and area Congress representatives." - END - (Copyright Workers World Service: Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document, but changing it is not allowed. For more information contact Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011; via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Support the voice of resistance http://www.workers.org/orders/donate.php) ------------------ This message is sent to you by Workers World News Service. To subscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
