Excitement is building for the WE ARE ONE Rally this Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Daley Plaza. While the Rally begins at 1pm, and Bill Lucy will be speaking, thousands of union activists, friends and family will be gathering around downtown during the hour before the Rally. Already we have had many members commit to attending and it’s not too late for you to attend also!
Why is this important? It’s no secret that unions are under attack from the corporate and business intrests in this country. They have gotten hold of our elected officials and a full scale assault on our collective bargaining rights is underway, not to mention the stripping away of our pensions under the guise of pension “reform.” What’s happened in states like Wisconsin and Ohio is beginning to happen here in Illinois. And earlier this week, on April 4, we commemorated the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. who was in Memphis with AFSCME to organize the sanitation workers. Why was he there? To defend their dream – a better way of life for their families. During this week, we are all coming together to remind everyone that the dream is not dead and that we will defend our rights!
See you at Daley Plaza.
In Solidarity,
K. S. Galhotra
View pictures from the rally at our facebook page.
