labor against war
Leaders of more than 400 labor organizations, representing 4.5 million union members, have signed on to a tough resolution condemning the Bush administration's push toward war. The statement is an expression of the deepest mistrust about the administration's central claims.
Tom Robbins gives one account of labor's mobilization against war in Iraq.
In New York, labor leaders are urging City Council to pass an antiwar resolution.
And a grassroots organization called U.S. Labor Against War was formed. That group marched in Washington and New York and yesterday announced that more than 200 unions and 550 union leaders from 53 countries representing 130 million workers have signed the International Labor Declaration against war.
originally posted by zagg