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| WELLS FARGO ON TRIAL: Activists and community groups charge Wells-Fargo with "killing the American Dream." |
Accused of "killing the American Dream," Wells-Fargo Bank was put on trial by community, labor and religious organizations at a downtown demon
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A coalition of community groups and labor organizations, including UE, are planning to demonstrate at the annual convention of the American Bankers Association on October 27 in Chicago.
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Life for working people is being severely disrupted this month in Pittsburgh – home city of UE’s national office – by the intrusion of the G-20 summit into the city’s downtown.
Thursday Morning, September 17
President Hovis introduced Bill Fletcher, longtime labor and civil rights activist, leader and author. Fletcher is currently executive editor of the online magazine The Black Commentator, founder of the Center for Labor Renewal, and Director of Field Services & Education for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). He is the former Education Director of the AFL-CIO and former assistant to the president of the AFL-CIO.
Pres. Hovis called on Carl Rosen (Western Region) and Marie Lausch (222) to present the proposed amendments to the UE Constitution. Most of these had to do with the union’s finances, per capita and dues structure, and the pay of officers and staff members. All of the amendments approved by the convention must then be referred to the UE locals, where they are subject to membership vote.
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| Rally: Healthcare and Labor Law Reform are needed right now! |
Convention delegates took UE's long-time demands for universal healthcare and restoration of the right to organize to the streets during a spirited noontime rally on Monday.
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