From Madison, Wisconsin to Nashville, Tennessee: It's time to stand up!!
"RALLY FOR GOOD JOBS, LIVING WAGES, AND PUBLIC SERVICES"
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 - HIGH NOON
Legislative Plaza - 301 6th Avenue North - Nashville (map)
PLEASE ATTEND AND WEAR RED!
www.march15.info
Working Tennesseans didn't cause the economic crisis, and we shouldn't have to pay for it. Get on the bus with us to stop the attack on public service workers. WE need an economy that works for working people!
Buses to the event will be leaving from Memphis early on Tuesday and returning late the same day. We are encouraging our members to get on those buses or carpool themselves to the event.
Memphis Buses- meet at the IBEW Local 474 union hall located at 1870 Madison Ave. (map) You MUST reserve a space, call organizer Tom Smith at 1-877-292-3865 or email him at smith@ucw-cwa.org.
Invite your friends on Facebook to the event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194138590606147 and follow us on twitter @midsouthpeace for rolling updates of the event.
Sponsors: Tennessee State AFL-CIO, United Campus Workers - CWA Local 3865, Mid-South Peace and Justice Center, Workers Interfaith Network (WIN), Jobs with Justice of East Tennessee, CWA District 3, University of Memphis Progressive Student Alliance, Middle Tennessee Jobs with Justice, AFSCME Local 1733, Chattanooga Organized for Action, Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment, Knoxville-Oak Ridge Area Central Labor Council, Tennessee Citizen Action, SEIU Local 205, Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association.
NEW INFORMATION: WE WILL HAVE TWO SHUTTLE BUSES AT THE TN AFL-CIO OFFICE, 1901 LINDELL AVENUE IN NASHVILLE (map) TO TAKE ANYONE TO AND FROM THE RALLY. BUSES WILL RUN FROM 10:30 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. OR UNTIL EVERYONE IS PICKED UP. BUSES WILL DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP ON THE UNION AVENUE SIDE OF THE LEGISLATIVE PLAZA.
1 comment:
Interesting rally cry to ".. stop the attack on public service workers.", and I mean no disrespect, but it's a bunch of bull. Addressing the budget crisis is not an attack.
We all want good paying family wage jobs. My 401k dropped over 30%, which my spouse and I are working to regain. It's unfair to also expect that we pay increased taxes so that people with government jobs don't have to take a loss.
I started my career in a union job as a young adult, and left after I came to the painful conclusion that the socialistic culture was diametrically opposed to the basic economics which have been overall very good for our country.
This overt Us v. Them is so last century, and counterproductive.
Chuck
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