WHEREAS New York Metro has long opposed the U.S. war against and occupation
of Iraq as unnecessary and unjust; and
WHEREAS the Bush administration is threatening to expand the war to Iran
and Syria; and
WHEREAS the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is planning
to shut down all Pacific Coast ports on 1 May 2008---International Workers Day,
or Mayday---to protest the war; and
WHEREAS National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 214 in San
Francisco is requesting its members to observe a 2-minute period of silence in
all stations on Mayday in solidarity with the ILWU;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that New York Metro requests that all its members
in all its stations observe a 2-minute period of silence at 1AM, 9AM and 5PM on
Mayday in solidarity with the actions of our brothers and sisters in the ILWU
and NALC; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that New York Metro requests all its
members to wear a button, ribbon, badge or some other symbol in protest of the
war on Mayday. | 
