Why Is the Labor Movement Involved in Ferguson? 'How Can We NOT Be Involved?'

AFL-CIO ^ | 10/11/2014 | Jackie Tortora

[mdittmar]

As working people in Missouri gather for days of action demanding justice for Michael Brown, the labor movement and the AFL-CIO are joining them and supporting the groundwork being laid for racial and economic justice for the people of Ferguson and all over the country. 

See updates from Ferguson October (Oct. 10–13) by following the hashtag on Twitter: #FergusonOctober

In the meantime, check out AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's speech on confronting racism. 

[mdittmar]

Darn Union Cops are racist!,but just disregard this,your union rep will bring free cookies tomorrow;)

[pfflier]

This is the October surprise. It is all they could mobilize.

[UCANSEE2]

AFL-CIO
SEIU
ACORN (now renamed)
MORE (Missouri division of ACORN)
Anarchists

[boycott]

Why Is the Labor Movement Involved in Ferguson?

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Close to elections?

[IronJack]

Oh, so now it’s not about “justice” anymore, it’s about ECONOMIC justice. Well, according to marx, all struggles are class struggles, so it’s not surprising that the communist unions would turn this into a class struggle too.

It’s never been about justice.

[LucianOfSamasota]

As working people in Missouri gather for days of action demanding justice for Michael Brown

Always start with a lie.

If they accept your false premise, they accept your conclusions.

Working people have NOT gathered. They are working. ACTIVISTS are gathering for days of action, many of whom are allergic to an honest days work. People with jobs may not generally take off work for days of action.

Justice? Such as with a trial and a jury of peers?

Or do they propose an improvement by way of mobs, presumption of guilt, rage, hate, and violence?

[mdittmar]

Gotta get union members to vote for democrats.

Being called a racist while having union dues taken out of my paycheck wouldn't fire me up to vote,but hey,I'm not a member of a union.

[GeronL]

Unionizing the gang-bangers?

[opentalk]

The following leftist and radical groups have all announced their support and assistance for the October Ferguson movement

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[DoughtyOne]

Next time you're temped to think bad thoughts about the AFL-CIO, just remember this.

They have defended Michael Brown.  Michael Brown is a man who robbed a convenience store.  When confronted he assulted to employee who challenged him.

Walking away from his mid-summer nights frolic, he did so down the middle of a roadway.  When police officers observed this, he yelled absenaties at them after they told him not to kindly to get out of the street.

They put their patrol car in referse, and confronted Mr. Brown.  This is when he hit the driving offieer in the face, injuring his jaw.  He then proceded to try to take the officer's gun, causing it to discharge in the maley.

Brown walked away from the patrol care, but while the offers stood outside the car, Brown made a charge running at them.  The office with the damaged jaw shot him, hitting him about five time, twice in the head.

And thus Brown died, such a well respected member of the community.  /s

This amounts to racism in the eyes of the AFL-CIO.  

One wonders how the officer could have acted any differently, even if Brown had been White.

The AFL-CIO obviously has no problem with this.  It knows.

So while the race-bait set plan their events to seek justice for a man willing injure an officer by physicall assulting him, and try to take his gun for purposes we can only speculate about, gain comfort knowing the AFL-CIO will be on scene with plenty of wisdom to go around.

The AFL-CIO: Always there when you need them, when common sense may be just a little too common, for the people it is trying to game.


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[Salman]

Let me guess.

No more workers want to join, so they are organizing the non-workers.

[Molon Labbie]

All of those would love to have the police as due paying members. But most of the police in St. Louis City and County either belong to the FOP or an association.

[mdittmar]

Well,"no one knows police officers better than the FOP".

I expect them to come out soon and denounce the AFL-CIO.

[SoFloFreeper]

I guess all the white working class union fellas are on board with this?

Bueller? Bueller?

[griswold3]

They haven’t renamed the area, ‘Ferghanistan’ for nothing. Watch as the region becomes Detroit.

[Zionist Conspirator]

As working people in Missouri gather for days of action demanding justice for Michael Brown

You surely don't mean those trailer-dwelling, jerky-chewing, beer-swilling redneck working people, do you?

Oh wait a minute . . . "working people" means "government employees" (since we have no other kind of "work" any more).

When's the Audubon Society going to show up?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Because labor unions and communists go hand-in-hand.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Those Chinese and Asian organizations must have masochism as a requirement for joining.

[Old Yeller]

I just labored to have a movement. Need more fiber in my diet.