> > > > > > >In this still-struggling economy, our country >needs one thing: more good jobs. But instead of >focusing on finding ways to create good jobs, >politicians have turned their attention to >political payback to the corporate CEOs who >spent more than $1 billion on the November elections. > >In states across the country, workers are >fighting back against corporate-backed lawmakers >who are trying to use state budget problems ><http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4k9v05%2FDM4aiLb7GN3kLIQgYRl6oyBqi>as > >an excuse to gut workers rights and benefits, >when in fact it was Wall Streets gambles and >broken promises that have hurt taxpayers and the >middle classnot workers. CEOs are trying to >shift the blame for high unemployment and rising >poverty levels away from themselves and onto workers and our unions. > >But we won't let that happen. Workers across >the country -- from Wisconsin to Indiana, Ohio, >and beyond -- are fighting back. > * In Wisconsin, workers, students, > community, and faith have joined together to > <http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2B0JgJHjocIDj1rOACAKcPwgYRl6oyBqi>stage > > massive protests this week against Governor > Walkers budget proposal which would gut > collective bargaining rights for 200,000 public > workers. Tens of thousands of people are > putting their everyday lives on hold to stand > in solidarity. Student Labor Action Project > activists in Wisconsin have been mobilizing on a daily basis to the capitol. > * WHAT CAN YOU DO? > * Beginning Monday, workers, students, > faith leaders, and community allies will be > holding solidarity rallies in their own > states. Plan your own action, or contact your > local JwJ coalition to find out if there is > already an action planned in your area. > * Thousands of people are changing their > facebook status to say, Today I stand with in > solidarity with the teachers, firefighters, > nurses, and all public workers who are fighting > for their rights. If you do too, change this to > your status for the rest of the day. > * The > <http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=h462w2o8SNi2ZEYJPw7cmwgYRl6oyBqi>Student > > Labor Action Project is organizing a March 2nd > Public Need vs Corporate Greed Day of > Action. Stay tuned for more details on these actions in days to come. > * In Ohio, working people are also fighting > a repeal of collective bargaining rights for > the teachers, firefighters, nurses, and other > public servants who provide vital services in > our communities. Yesterday, thousands of > people, including members of Columbus and > Toledo JwJ, converged on the capitol to > <http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=miiXsNiM5j1yQeJ7GDKe2QgYRl6oyBqi>rally > > against Senate Bill 5. JwJ coalitions > throughout the state, including Cleveland and > Columbus, are gearing up for more actions in > the coming weeks, including more actions at the > capitol, vigils, town hall meetings, and rallies in key cities. > * In Indiana, working people are > <http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FjFtplvx6BMUEMLXT5%2Bk7aXedYMm1OXz>fighting > > several anti-worker bills, including so-called > "Right to Work" legislation that makes it > easier for companies to lower wages and cut > benefits. JwJ coalitions across the state have > been taking action at the state house and > holding hearings and press > conferences. They're gearing up for a hearing > on Right to Work and > <http://afl.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BPJIWs6j%2ByQyX5A32KEL4AgYRl6oyBqi>visits > > to the state house every day next week. > * In other states across the country, > including Maine, Florida, and Missouri, JwJ > coalitions are fighting back against > anti-worker legislation rangning from Right to > Work to corporate tax breaks to fighting to keep the state's minimum wage. > >Make no mistake - these attacks on working >people arent about balancing any budget >theyre about corporate CEOs using politicians >to make sure that nothing gets in the way of >their ability to bring home huge paychecks and even bigger bonuses. > >CEOs know that workers united through unions are >one of the few remaining protections workers >have from unchecked corporate greed. They want >to weaken or eliminate unions so that the voices of all workers are weakened. > >Corporations want to control how our communities >spend money. They want to cut public sector >jobs instead of closing tax loopholes, privatize >pubic sector jobs so that they can profit, and >do away with agreements that ensure government >contractors pay decent wages and dont cut >corners on safety. Meanwhile, politicians are >asking working people to sacrifice vital public >services like firefighters, teachers, and nurses >so that they can give tax breaks, bailouts, and >tax loopholes to corporations and CEOs. > >These CEOs may have more money than we do, but >we have strength in numbers. We need to come >together to curb unchecked corporate power and >restore the balance to our politics. Its time >for politicians to come together to create real >solutions to the problems that are facing ordinary Americans. > >At a time of record economic inequality, these >laws that direct more money to corporations will >only widen the gap between the wealthy and the >poor, enriching a lucky few while forcing more >people into poverty. Who will control our >communities: working people or corporations?
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