On October 19, the Delegates Meeting of the New York Central Labor Council (CLC) voted unanimously for New York’s unions to mobilize for a massive march on Wall Street on November 5. The power to act on the delegates’ vote now lies with the CLC Executive Board, which is composed of the city’s local union presidents.
The CLC brings together delegates from the AFL-CIO and other unions in New York City. If its major unions make a serious effort to mobilize their members, we could see a truly massive march on Wall Street that challenges the ongoing efforts to make working-class and poor people pay the price for the economic crisis.
Moved by AFM Local 802 Recording Vice President John O’Connor and seconded by TWU Local 100 Vice President for RTO Kevin Harrington as well as other delegates, the motion concluded:
This body call on its member unions as well as all other unions and community organizations to build a massive march on Wall Street of hundreds of thousands, mobilizing organized and unorganized workers, on November 5, the first Saturday of next month;
That this protest raise demands that can unite all workers, poor people and all those facing the brunt of the crisis:
Working People Shouldn’t Pay for a Crisis That They Didn’t Make!
No to Layoffs, Budget and Service Cuts!
Create Jobs, Build Infrastructure with a Federal Program of Public Works!
Stop Police Harassment of the Wall Street Occupation!
And to this end, we appeal to other union bodies, council and federations around the country to organize similar protest actions across the country on November 5.
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