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The damage the Republican proposal will do is significant. The proposed cuts of $1.7 billion this year for the Soc. Sec. Administration would very likely lead to Soc. Sec. offices closing their doors, stopping all claims processing and not answering the phones for about a month.
We need to make a strong statement that we want Social Security to keep working
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TAKE ACTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY
Picket tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2nd from 12 - 1 p.m.
Where: 4th & Cherry, downtown Seattle (Columbia Tower Building between
Cherry & Columbia)
The Republican proposal to cut the funding to the Soc. Sec. Administration by $1.7 billion very likely will lead to Soc. Sec. offices closing their doors, stopping all claims processing, thereby delaying claims, and not having Soc. Sec. workers answering the phones for about a month. WE CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN.
There will be demonstrations nation wide tomorrow with the theme: KEEP
SOCIAL SECURITY WORKING.
PLEASE JOIN US IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TOMORROW
For those of you who are in the Seattle area tomorrow, there is another important rally in solidarity with Wisconsin public workers.
As part of a "National Day of Action to Take Back our Economy" spearheaded by United Students Against Sweatshops, and cosponsored by Student Labor Action Project and Jobs with Justice, there will be a rally:
Wednesday, March 2nd
10:30 am - 11:00 am
University of Washington
by the George Statue,
between Meany Hall and Odergard Library
As you know, Wisconsin is leading the way in trying to eliminate meaningful collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. But it's not just Wisconsin. Similar efforts are underway in Ohio, in Indiana, in Tennessee. Even here in Washington, several bills have been introduced in Olympia to cripple collective bargaining rights for Washington State Ferry workers.
If you can, please join with other labors and community activists in support of this important rally. Wear your Union or other organizational jackets, shirts, caps and buttons to show that we're present! Look for the Jobs with Justice banners at the rally.
The Olympia rally. . .
On Saturday, February 26th, 3,500 union members and supporters rallied in Olympia in solidarity with the Wisconsin workers. The Tea Party held a counter-demonstration to support Union-busting. About 200 people showed up. In keeping with labor solidarity, sound for the labor rally was provided by a Local 15 crew from Northwest Staging & Sound.
Wisconsin and around the nation. . .
The same day, over 100,000 people gathered at the State Capitol in Wisconsin to support laabor rights for public workers. If you've ever been to Madison, you can picture the impact of more than 100,000 people at a rally there. State police declined to clear the Capitol, as the Governor wanted, since no laws were being violated. Around the country, rallies were held in over 60 cities, including every state capitol.
The public is with is!
If you missed the news from this morning's New York Times: By a 60%-33% margin, the public is against weakening collective bargaining rights, as being proposed in Wisconsin (and in Washington for Ferry workers). The public also opposes cutting pay and benefits for public sector workers in order to reduce deficits. And when asked to pick a way to reudce the defecit, 3% favored cutting funding for education; 20% chose cutting funding for roads; 22% picked cutting benefits for public workers; and 40% said raise taxes.
In solidarity,
Paul Bigman
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