Community Leaders Demand that DOL Secretary Elaine Chao ,,, Hundreds Gather at Her Home

usnewswire | 28 Mar 2004

[maica]

To: National Desk

Contact: Emily Severson, 708-466-4433; http://www.npa-us.org

WASHINGTON, March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Hundreds of community leaders from National People's Action (NPA) are paying a visit to the home of Department of Labor's (DOL) Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday, March 28. They are demanding that low-wage workers receive quality job training and access to permanent jobs.

Leaders plan to arrive around 6 p.m. to Chao's house, located at [address removed by mod], in Washington.

There have been 3 million jobs lost in America since 2001. One out of five people in the workforce faces unemployment each year. The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is supposed to provide job placement and job training for low-wage workers. However, community groups around the country have found that WIA is not serving the needs of low-wage workers. Rather it is referring job seekers to temporary and day labor agencies and embracing the idea that any job is a good job. Many of these jobs do not provide any benefits or opportunities for advancement.

The groups visiting Chao are part of National People's Action, a 33-year-old multi-racial/ethnic, inter-generational non-partisan coalition of hundreds of local community organizations that volunteer their time to make communities throughout the United States safer, healthier and more stable environments.

"Workers are dealing with discrimination, harassment, and unsafe conditions," said Randy Smith, a leader with the San Lucas Workers Center in Chicago. "It doesn't matter how we are treated, if the employer doesn't care for us, he or she can call the (temporary) agency to send someone else to replace us. We have no rights."

On Saturday, NPA leaders met with DOL Policy Director Jacqui Sholholm to discuss the DOL's agreement with Manpower Inc., the largest temporary agency in the world. NPA asked Sholholm to form a partnership with NPA to work toward solutions to improve opportunities for low-wage workers.

Unfortunately, Sholholm denied the request, so leaders decided to take their concerns to Chao to ask her for a meeting to discuss the partnership.

"We came to Chao's house today to let her know that NPA has had enough with the Department of Labor lying to low-wage workers," said Lee Hutchins of the Anti Displacement Project in Springfield, Mass. "Workers need stable and better paying jobs. NPA will not stop until low-wage workers receive the respect that they deserve."

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[maica]

Community Leaders Demand that DOL Secretary Elaine Chao Support Low-Wage Workers, Hundreds Gather at Her Home

(The whole title is too long for posting in the title field.)

How often does this happen in DC? Am I the last person to learn that harassing Administration officials is OK with the DC police?

[prion]

There have been 3 million jobs lost in America since 2001.

Saaaay...didn't that sneak up by a million while I wasn't looking?

[smiley]

I see the socialists are circling the wagons around this administration...now just who do you suppose is behind this?

[mewzilla]

For more on the rent-a-mob, National People's Action, click here.

[Glenn]

More propaganda. Anyone can issue a press release saying anything they want it to say.

[FreedomPoster]

There's a story floating around this AM about a mob like this showing up at Karl Rove's house in DC. I suspect it's the same bussed-in bunch.

[FreedomPoster]

Yep, same crew.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1106904/posts

[sauropod]

This, and showing up to Karl Rove and Ann Veneman's house.

The protest ground is shifting under our feet.

[backhoe]

Hold it! NPA? Same bunch here?

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1106973/posts?page=60#60

Demonstrators Swarm Around Rove's Home
Washington Post ^ | March 29, 2004 | Steven Ginsberg

One can read about these charming people at:

http://www.npa-us.org/leadership.htm

 

[sauropod]

Thank you. I was a bit shocked to see that piece of info there.

[Thebaddog]

If you have questions contact:

National People's Action
Attn: Rai Flynn
810 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: (312) 243-3038
Fax: (312) 243-7044

[Vigilantcitizen]

"Workers are dealing with discrimination, harassment, and unsafe conditions," said Randy Smith, a leader with the San Lucas Workers Center in Chicago. "It doesn't matter how we are treated, if the employer doesn't care for us, he or she can call the (temporary) agency to send someone else to replace us. We have no rights."

Welcome to the real world Mr. Smith.

[Thebaddog]

Our 33rd annual conference will take place March 27-29, 2004 at the Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC. Contact Rai Flynn to register for NPA at 312-243-3038 or rai@npa-us.org.

[livius]

Heck, rent-a-mobs worked in Spain, successfully reversing the course of the Spanish elections. The Spanish didn't give in to the terrorists, they gave in to the mobs (summoned by cell phone by the Socialists and other leftwing parties and "peace" groups) that rioted outside of conservative party offices.

You're going to see them used more and more here, and I think we'd better be prepared to see full-out street riots around the time of the election.

[Servant of the 9]

They tried this with Karl Rove too. Wait till they try it on Rummy.

So9

[AlbertWang]

If I read this correctly, we had advance warning of a mob headed towards folks houses.

1) turn out the dogs
2) call the cops
3) Leave before the mob arrives, let the hippies and cops and Rotts sort this out with out your help.

[hellinahandcart]

Hmm. I am not reading anything about ARRESTS here. This is stunning.

Now, don't y'all feel silly for protesting across the street from the Naval Observatory, when you could have really brought home "Get out of Cheney's house!" by rushing the property in numbers and beating on all the doors and windows?

[LOC1]

Who funds this group? Wonder if the ketchup foundation has a hand in this one,too?

[hellinahandcart]

Wait till they try it on Rummy.

They have BEEN trying it on Rummy since the invasion of Iraq, at his house in Taos NM.

They've just never managed to do it when he was there.

[L,TOWM]

multi-racial/ethnic, inter-generational non-partisan coalition of hundreds of local community organizations

Why cant these guys ever be honest?

"Elitist, old, embittered unrepentent communist refugee from the sixties type, white people leading undereducated minorities on whatever leftist crusade we think is good for them."

I mean, what is so bad about the truth?