Call to 2009 National Assembly
An International Call to Labor for
World
Wide Peace with Economic and Social Justice
in a Time of War and
Economic Crisis
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Iraqi Labor Leaders Interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!
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Iraqi Labor Leaders Denounce US Occupation & Iraq’s Anti-Labor Laws
September 21st, 2009
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A group of Iraqi labor leaders were in the
U.S. to attend the AFL-CIO Convention and participate in events organized by U.S. Labor Against the War. They want to bring international attention to the lack of a
basic labor law in Iraq guaranteeing the right to unionize without
repression. Last week the AFL-CIO adopted a resolution defending Iraqi labor
rights. Amy Goodman interviewed two of the union leaders, Rasim Awadi and Falah Alwan.
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AFL-CIO Calls for "Speedy" Withdrawal from Iraq, Defends Iraqi Labor Rights
USLAW affiliates introduced resolutions,
USLAW supporters organized to win adoption
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Erbil Conference Launches New Iraqi Union Confederation
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USLAW National Leadership Council Meets
Adopts 2009 Priorities
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Iraq Workers Take Strike Action to Demand Pay, Fair Treatment
Petrochemical workers organize protest
Textile, leather, petrochemical, oil pipeline and other workers take action to defend their conditions and demand fair treatment.
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Quote of the Day: The Truth Is ...
'America went to war against Iraq based
on a lie.
We were told back in 2002 that Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction.
The previous administration even pursued torture to try
to extract false confessions in order to justify the war.
It is time to tell
the truth.
- The truth is we should not have prosecuted a war against the
Iraqi people.
- The truth is the Democratic Senate could have stopped the Iraq
war in 2002.
- The truth is we Democrats were given control of Congress in 2006
to end the war.
- The truth is this bill continues a disastrous war, which
has cost the lives of thousands of our soldiers.
- The truth is the occupation
has fueled the insurgency.
- The truth is the Iraq war will cost
the American and the Iraqi people trillions of dollars and as many as a
million innocent Iraqis have lost their lives as a result of this
war.
'Don't tell the American people that you are ending the war by
continuing to fund the war.
Don't tell the American people that the war will
end when their plans leave 50, 000 troops in Iraq.
Don't tell the
American people that the way out of Afghanistan is to escalate our
presence.
'Get out of Iraq. Get out Afghanistan. Come
home America.'
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), speaking on a supplemental
appropriations bill that would continue to fund the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan
May 14, 2009
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It's OUR Money. See how Congress spends it!
How they tell us they spend it.
The Government
Deception
The
pie chart below is the government view of the budget. This is a distortion of
how our income tax dollars are spent because it includes Trust Funds (e.g.,
Social Security), and the expenses of past military spending are not distinguished
from nonmilitary spending. For a more accurate representation of how your
Federal income tax dollar is really spent, see the large chart
How they ACTUALLY Spend it!
Total
Outlays (Federal Funds):
$2,650 billion
MILITARY: 54% and $1,449 billion
NON-MILITARY: 46% and $1,210 billion
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Labor Joins April 4th
UFPJ March on Wall St.
USLAW Labor Contingent
Photo Credit: Sue Ruggles, AFT Local 212, Milwaukee, WI
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THOUSANDS MARCH TO MARK THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ INVASION
Photo credit: Bill Hackwell
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Here are few scenes from the "March on the Pentagon" rally held on Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Washington, D.C. After listening to some speakers, the huge, and colorful, demonstration moved from its base camp just south of the Lincoln Memorial, across the Memorial Bridge, which spans the Potomac River, into Northern Virginia. On the Virginia side, it crossed east towards the Pentagon and then beyond it to other sites, housing the "Merchants of War-Making." This video covers the demonstration only up and until it crossed on to the Memorial Bridge.
Bay Area Labor Rallies & Marches Against the Occupations
Complete Rally Multimedia Photos and Audio
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USLAW Statement on the Crisis in Gaza
Support USLAW's international solidarity work with a generous donation HERE.
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Wear and distribute them during the election campaign.
Keep the issue of the war front and center.
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The REAL PRICE
of Occupation
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Click on the image below to see a 10 minute slide show on the real price of the occupation for working people.
or click HERE to see a fully narrated 20 minute English version
0 haga clic para aquí ver un completamente narrado 26 minuto la versión española
Click HERE for information about this show and how to download it or order a copy on DVD (English and Spanish)
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Dividing Iraq
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Iraq: Before & After
Are Iraqis better off now than before the invasion?
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"Mission Accomplished" - Iraqi Oil to Flow into Coffers of Big Oil
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Statement by Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions
to 2008 Chevron and ExxonMobil Shareholder Meetings
by
Hassan Juma'a Awad, President
Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions c/o
USLAW
On May 28, 2008, Chevron and ExxonMobil Corporations each conducted their annual shareholder meetings. Chevron convened its meeting at its world headquarters in San Ramon, CA. ExxonMobil conducted its meeting in Dallas, Texas. Antiwar, environmental and other social justice organizations conducted protests at each event.
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