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FrankRep
09-29-2011, 10:30 AM
Flashback - March 22, 2011:

Former SEIU Official Reveals Secret Plan To Destroy JP Morgan & Crash The Stock Market
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?284447-Former-SEIU-Official-Reveals-Secret-Plan-To-Destroy-JP-Morgan-amp-Crash-The-Stock-Market

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A Massive Union Just Voted To Side With The Wall Street Protesters (http://www.businessinsider.com/a-massive-union-just-voted-to-side-with-the-wall-street-protesters-2011-9?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=clusterstock#ixzz1ZM9nUBSH)


Business Insider
Sept. 29, 2011


According to Daily Kos, The New York Transit Workers Union (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/28/1021124/-Transport-Workers-Union-votes-to-support-OccupyWallstreet%21) (TWU) voted to support the Wall Street Protestors at their meeting last night.

A member of TWU Local 100 told a reporter that they would join the protest Friday at 4PM.

Here's more about them from their website (http://www.twu.org/international/our_union):



The TWU has four main divisions: Railroad; Gaming; Airline; Transit; and Utility, University and Service. The Union has 114 autonomous locals representing over 200,000 members and retirees in 22 states around the country.


Occupy Wall Street has been picking up some decent support from unions in the past few days. Yesterday (http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-low-down-on-all-the-occupy-wall-street-protests-springing-up-around-the-country-2011-9?utm_source=alerts&nr_email_referer=1) we reported that the Teamsters Union (http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2011/09/day-6-occupy-wall-street-solidarity.html) declared their support for protestors, and we also found out that the United Pilots Union had members at the protest demonstrating in uniform (http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/09/28/united-pilots-protest-wall-st-uniform-occupywallstreet-occupychicago-occupyla-occupyseattle-union-71521/).

Today we learned the Industrial Workers of the World put a message of support on their website (http://www.iww.org/en/content/iww-endorses-occupy-wall-street) as well.
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Full Story:
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-massive-union-just-voted-to-side-with-the-wall-street-protesters-2011-9?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=clusterstock#ixzz1ZM9nUBSH


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Socialist Party USA: Occupy Wall Street! (http://socialistparty-usa.org/occupywallstreet.html)



The Socialist Party USA supports the mobilizations to occupy Wall St. in New York and various cities across the US and encourages our locals to take part in these actions.

FrankRep
09-29-2011, 10:33 AM
Are Unions Completely Overrun by Radicals? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3746-are-unions-completely-overrun-by-radicals)



The behavior of large unions like the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), indicate the power of the radicals and Marxists in the unions. by Raven Clabough


A History of Union Murder and Sabotage (http://www.thenewamerican.com/history/american/6487-labor-unions-a-history-of-murder-and-sabotage)



This article analyzes the history of labor union violence, and how Rep. Capuano's comments are a perfect continuation of this historical truth. by Daniel Sayani

BattleFlag1776
09-29-2011, 10:35 AM
Yep. It's called Solidarity, Comrade!

dannno
09-29-2011, 11:46 AM
Wow, we have some serious educating to go do at these protests.

Hope to see you all there.

Cowlesy
09-29-2011, 11:46 AM
Shocked, shocked! I say.