Jesse Jackson Arrested in Yale Protest

[gristy]

Tried posting this in LBN three times - once last night and twice this morning. Deleted every time. So I'll put it here. Looks like a pretty good turnout, and included some Conn gov't heavyweights: Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.

www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030901_783.html

Jesse Jackson, 13 Others Arrested in Support of Striking Yale Employees; Detroit Workers March

The Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. 1

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and 13 other people were arrested Monday after they blocked traffic on the Yale University campus in support of striking university service and clerical workers.

Jackson led more than 1,000 people on a Labor Day march and rally in support of the striking workers before he was arrested.

"This is the site of national Labor Day outrage," Jackson said. "This is going to be for economic justice what Selma was for the right to vote."

The march ended in a rally at Yale's Beinecke Plaza and Woodbridge Hall, which houses university President Richard Levin's office. Police said 1,000 to 1,500 people marched with Jackson, including Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, who graduated from Yale, and state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Yale Law School graduate.

Jackson and about 30 others then blocked traffic. To the cheers of protesters, Jackson was the first to be handcuffed. The demonstrators were expected to be charged with disorderly conduct.

[The Sushi Bandit]

1. Right-on Jess!!

[theboss]

2. Enough with the Selma

God bless Jesse, but not everything is Selma! Those kids in Illinois were just like Selma . . then Florida was Selma . . now this is Selma.

Come up with a better analogy.

By the way, I've never seen the average salary for the Yale workers. I worked in HR one semester at Princeton and was amazed at the salaries offered service workers. It was easily 40 percent more than other employers in the region. Though we may have been progressive.