> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 10:13:38 -0500 > From: Richard Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (Fwd) GTE Rally > Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I am forwarding the following information for a friend and union brother. > > ***************************************************************** > JOIN US TO STOP UNION BUSTING AT GTE > > SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 IRVING, TEXAS > ASSEMBLE > 11:00 AM, > 8200 BROOKRIVER DR/ DALLAS (CWA STAFF OFFICE) > > CONTACTS: > CWA LOCAL 6171/ SAN ANGELO (GTE LOCAL) > (915) 655-9528 > > CWA LOCAL 6186/ TEXAS STATE EMPLOYEES UNION > AUSTIN (512) 448-4225 DALLAS (214) 631-7863 > LUBBOCK (806) 741-0044 HOUSTON (713) 661-9030 > SAN ANTONIO (210) 225-5593 RUSK (903) 683-4601 > > On Saturday, December 9 thousands of trade unionists and our > allies from Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas will march in a > Jobs with Justice action to stop union-busting at GTE. > > This phone company is downgrading pay, laying off workers, and > attacking the hard-won rights of its workers after a year of > record profits. GTE has anounced that it will no longer use > seniority as the basis for layoffs and position downgrades. > > CWA Local 6171 is a statewide CWA local of GTE employees. GTE > workers have stood up again and again over the years for their > own rights as well as being there for other trade unionists' > battles. Now Texans across the state are pledging to stand with > them in an all-out assault on their right to have a union at GTE. > > Buses will run from many Texas cities (see list below). The buses > are free: there is a $5 cost for the lunch that will be served. > People in or near the Dallas/Fort Worth area should go to the > assembly area on Brookriver at 11:00am. From there buses will > take everyone to the second rally site. Buses from out of town > will also assembly at the Brookriver location and then proceed to > Irving. > > DALLAS/ FORT WORTH AREA: Call the Dallas office of Texas State > Employees Union/CWA Local 6186 for details and pledge forms. We > have to know ahead of time how many people will be coming so we > can get enough buses. > > OTHER AREAS: Call any CWA/Texas State Employees Union office or > CWA Local 6171 for details and pledge forms. > > BUSES FROM: AUSTIN, TYLER, LONGVIEW/KILGORE, LUFKIN/NACOGDOCHES, > BRYAN, TEXARKANA, BEAUMONT, HOUSTON, TEXAS CITY, SAN ANTONIO, > CORPUS CHRISTI, SAN ANGELO, BROWNWOOD, MIDLAND/ODESSA/BIG > SPRING/ABILENE, LUBBOCK, WICHITA FALLS, SHERMAN/DENISON, OKLANOMA > CITY/NORMAN, TULSA, LITTLE ROCK > ***************************************************************** > STOP UNION BUSTING AT GTE > JOBS WITH JUSTICE PLEDGE FORM > > I'll be there on December 9 to join thousands of other trade > unionists and allies to march against union busting. > > Name: _____________________________________________________ > > Address: __________________________________________________ > > __________________ Phone #: __________________________ > > Organization: _____________________________________________ > > [ ] I'll be on the ______________ bus > [ ] I live in the DFW area; I'll be there at 8200 Brookriver > > Include check for $5 (for lunch) and mail to: > Texas State Employees Union/ CWA Local 6186 > 2700 S. 1st St > Austin, TX 78704 > ***************************************************************** > Richard Wright >
