#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Occupy Arrests Near 8,000 As Wall Street Eludes Prosecution http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/occupy-wall-street-arrests_n_3326640.html?utm_hp_ref=business Here's a fact that may make your blood boil: Nearly 8,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters have been arrested in association with the activist movement, while not one banker has been prosecuted for the actions that lead up to the country's financial meltdown. The website OccupyArrests.com has tracked 7,736 in 122 cities nationwide since the Occupy movement began in September 2011. On Monday, hundreds of members of Occupy Our Homes, an organization that supports homeowners facing foreclosure, protested outside of the Justice Department to speak out against homeowner abuses in the wake of the housing c…http://www.twitpic.com/csq2aq
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Hundreds Protest 'Too Big to Jail' at Department of Justice; 27 Arrested, Several Tased http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Hundreds-Protest-Too-Big-to-Jail-at-Department-of-Justice-27-Arrested-Several-Tased Organizers from the Home Defenders League, Occupy Our Homes and allied organizations estimate that more than 500 people attended a rally at the Department of Justice on Monday, calling for Attorney General Eric Holder to begin arresting bankers accused of fraud and unscrupulous lending practices. As of Tuesday morning, at least 27 demonstrators had been arrested after an attempt to enter the Justice Department building was prevented by law enforcement. Many at the rally said they were willing to risk arrest in order to raise awareness that the people who many blame for t…http://www.twitpic.com/csbd9u
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [PETITION] Campaign for Fair Settlement launches “Week of Action” to pressure Justice Department to “prosecuting the bankers who destroyed our economy. http://www.campaignforfairsettlement.org/week_of_action_petition?splash=1 End Too Big to Jail. Start prosecuting criminal bankers. Sign on to support hundreds of homeowners, foreclosure victims and allies from the Home Defenders League in bringing “Justice to Justice” in DC the week of May 18-25th. They are going to take dramatic action at the Dept. of Justice, demanding that AG Holder and Pres. Obama: Hold Wall Street accountable by prosecuting the bankers who destroyed our economy….http://www.twitpic.com/csbblx
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Foreclosed homeowners 'move in' to the Dept. of Justice http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/304555.html Underwater homeowners and hundreds of allies barricaded the front door of the Department of Justice building Monday afternoon to protest the “too big to jail banks” who have shirked punishment despite having destroyed “homes, savings and livelihoods.” Organized by Occupy our Homes, Home Defenders League, Campaign for a Fair Settlement, along with a number of community and faith leaders, the group held a sit-in outside the government building. “Banks stole our homes so we're moving in to the #DeptofJustice,” the protesters announced on Twitter. The protest included the positioning of two couches before the d…http://www.twitpic.com/cs30wp
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Fight for and a Union Spreads to Milwaukee as Fast Food Workers Strike in 5th Major U.S. City http://wisaflcio.typepad.com/wisconsin-state-afl-cio-blog/2013/05/fight-for-15.html Milwaukee fast food workers took action last Wednesday calling attention to poverty wages and poor working conditions. Hundreds of workers from fast food and retail stores including Burger King, McDonald’s, Popeye’s and Dollar Tree walked off the job in solidarity in the fight for an hour and a union. Tessie Harrell, a mother of six who has worked at Burger King for five years explained, “If we don’t stand up today we are always going to be on the downfall. We work hard for .25 and we are standing together to say we are worth more. We need to pay our bills; …http://www.twitpic.com/crur73
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/may/01/we-are-here-to-send-a-message/ Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over years of austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions that have left hundreds dead in recent months alone. In protests, parades, strikes and other demonstrations held in cities across the planet, activists lashed out at political and business leaders they allege have ignored workers’ voices or enriched themselves at the expense of laborers during what has been a difficult…http://www.twitpic.com/cnqbzj
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty ALEC Not OK in Oklahoma RALLY 4PM-8PM http://blog.aflcio.org/Blog/In-The-States/ALEC-Not-OK-in-Oklahoma Not everything is OK in Oklahoma and as far as Sooner State working families are concerned, that includes the extremist and corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). This afternoon hundreds of union and community activists will join the Fire Fighters (IAFF) for a rally and march in Oklahoma City to ALEC’s annual meeting at the city’s Cox Convention Center. A live stream of the rally, which will include IAFF President Harold Schaitberger, will begin at 4 p.m. (CDT). RELATED: http://demookie.com/join-us-in-standing-against-alec/http://www.twitpic.com/cnomm0
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Occupy Wall Street, Immigration Rights Activists Carry Messages To City Hall http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/181322/occupy-wall-street–immigration-rights-activists-carry-messages-to-city-hall Even before marching the two miles or so to City Hall, the hundreds of local labor leaders and rank-and-file workers gathered in Union Square made one message very clear: all people have the right to work, and to work in a fair and just environment. “We believe that no human being is illegal. We think that we need to support the rights of immigrants and really push to build a movement to tie it home, with all these working-class issues,” said Justin Kennedy of Socialist Alternative. The kaleidoscope of groups supporting immigration reform, including activists from Occupy Wall Street, said…http://www.twitpic.com/cni4ea
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] What it was maybe like in Nebraska during the Keystone XL hearing http://350.org/en/about/blogs/what-it-was-maybe-nebraska-during-keystone-xl-hearing-video Last Thursday, braving heavy snow and wind, hundreds of commited citizens lined up to testify at the lone public hearing on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. By most estimates, it was 9 to 1 against the pipeline, and administrators of the hearing had to stay late into the night to hear everyone’s testimony. Nebraska has always been ground zero for opposition to the pipeline. Keystone, if built, would go through the Olagalla Aquifer and Nebraska’s sensitive Sand Hills, putting each at risk. Ranchers and farmers, some of whom have been on their land for generations, see the pipeline as an exi…http://www.twitpic.com/cmqn6k
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Brazilian Indians occupy Congress in land protest 19 April 2013 http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/9172 As Brazil marks its annual ‘Day of the Indian’ today, hundreds of Brazilian Indians of various tribes invaded and occupied part of the country’s Congress this week, to protest at attempts to change the law regarding their land rights. The Indians are outraged about a proposed constitutional amendment that would weaken their hold on their territories. They fear that ‘PEC 215’, by giving Congress power in the demarcation process, will cause further delays and obstacles to the recognition and protection of their ancestral land. The Indians say they will not stop protesting until the planned amendment is …http://www.twitpic.com/cl1ikn