Now
through October 24
INTERNATIONAL LABOR POSTER EXHIBIT CELEBRATING WOMEN’S
STRUGGLES
Tuesday through Sunday, Noon to 4pm, and other times by
appointment. Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center, 221 Appleton St,
Holyoke. Free admission, fully accessible. Exhibit by Stephen Lewis, Treasurer,
SEIU Local 509; sponsored in part by the Lawrence Cultural Council. Info:
534-1723.
Sunday
September 6
STEVE EARLY ON FOCUS RADIO SHOW
Noon-1pm, WMUA 91.1 FM or streaming at www.wmua.org. Co-host Leo Maley interviews
long-time union organizer, labor educator, and author, Steve Early. Local union
activists Judy Atkins and Dave Cohen join the conversation, discussing the
state of organized labor and Early's new book, Embedded With
Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War At Home. Info:
leomaley3@hotmail.com. See also September 23.
Monday
September 7 (note
location change)
LABOR DAY MARCH & RALLY
11am, rally on Boston Common; march to
Copley Square, Boston. Join with labor and community allies from across the
state in a march and rally to show our support for real health care reform.
Come out to help send our elected officials back to work in Washington DC with
a message from the people of Massachusetts: we want health care that puts
people before profits, and we want it now! Info: Jobs with Justice, 617-524-8778, jwj@massjwj.net.
Tuesday
September 8
FORUM ON SUPREME COURT CASE ON "CORPORATE PERSONHOOD"
7:30pm, Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic St, Northampton. Speakers:
John Bonifaz, legal director of Voter Action and former candidate for Mass.
Secretary of State; and Jeffrey Clements, attorney who filed an Amicus brief
representing five citizens groups arguing against expanding corporate First
Amendment Rights. On September 9, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. At issue is whether
corporations can claim free speech rights under the First Amendment to the
Constitution. "The notion that corporations have the same speech rights as
people under our Bill of Rights is contrary to the words, history, spirit, and
intent of our Constitution," said Atty. Clements. Clements filed his
Amicus ("friend of the court ") brief for five citizens organizations:
Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD);
Shays2: the Western Mass Committee on Corporations and Democracy; the Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom; Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt
County; and the Clements Foundation. The Democracy 21 website includes a collection of articles on
the case, including "Will the Supreme Court Return America to the 19th
Century?" in which the author notes the Founders were wary of corporate
influence on politics. Info: http://www.shays2.org/.
Wednesday
September 9
PIONEER VALLEY SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK
8-11am, Chicopee Department of Public Works, 115 Baskin Drive, Chicopee.
Breakfast at 8am included. Everyone interested in sustainability in the Pioneer
Valley (or anywhere else!) is welcome. RSVP by September 7 for headcount for
food. Info: Tony Dover, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, 781-6045 x334, adover@pvpc.org.
Wednesday
September 9
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE SPA NIGHT
5-9pm, Quaker Meeting House, 43 Center St, Northampton. Choose
from an amazing assortment of alternative healers, traditional medicine
practitioners, and holistic health care providers. Explore the rejuvenating
power of massage, acupuncture, cranial sacral, reiki, herbal, and ayurvedic
medicine. Tickets will be sold at $5 a piece, 6 for $25, or purchase an all
access unlimited pass for $50. Tickets will then be redeemed by a unique
variety of healers. No referrals, proof of insurance, or premium payments
necessary.
All proceeds will support the Frank Wellness Center in
Pittsburgh that is being created in response to the $10-million police force
that is coming there for the G20 summit September 22-25. Obama has allocated
these funds, weapons, and promised that there will be 4,000 troops in
Pittsburgh during the summit. Learn more about the organizing around the G20
protests at www.resistg20.org. The hope
is that the Wellness Center will be fully equipped to support victims of police
brutality and other protesters that are harmed during the summit. The Frank
Center will be a center where people will be trained in NADA ear acupuncture,
peer support, basic bodywork, basic herbal medicine, and street medicine, and
will provide care beginning during the protests against the Pittsburgh G20
Summit and continuing to serve the Pittsburgh community long after the summit
has ended. Info: activistgrrl@gmail.com.
Thursday
September 10
EMPLOYEE
FREE CHOICE ACT LOBBY DAY
Washington DC. Over 300 faith leaders, environmentalists, civil
rights leaders, community activists, women's advocates, and other non-labor supporters
of the EFC Act will make their voices heard. Info: Jen Kern, 202-822-2127 x127,
jkern@americanrightsatwork.org.
REFORM IMMIGRATION FOR
AMERICA
6pm, Marshall Center, St.
Michael's Cathedral, 254 State St, parking off Elliot St, Springfield.
President Obama said that he expects to see draft legislation for immigration
law reform by the end of the year. As we can see with the health care
debate, the fight ahead won't be easy, so we need to get ready now! Please
join this MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition)
campaign meeting to share your ideas and to learn about the national
organizing strategy. Get to know more about future legislation and the
current vote count! Co-sponsored by Catholic Charities - Diocese of Springfield
and Service Employees International Union Local 615. MIRA works to advocate for
the rights and opportunities of immigrants and refugees. In partnership with
its members, MIRA advances this mission through education, training, leadership
development, organizing, policy analysis and advocacy. RSVP, info: Campaign
Organizer Erik Balsbaugh, 617-350-5480 x207, cell (617) 755-1650, ebalsbaugh@miracoalition.org, www.miracoalition.org, www.reformimmigrationforamerica.org.
Thursday September 10 (Second Thursday – note change
from Third Thursday)
NORTHAMPTON LIVING WAGE
COALITION
7pm, Western Mass Legal Services
office, 20 Hampton Av #100, Northampton (enter near Pleasant St, south of,
right angle to Sylvester’s). Organizing for a City Council resolution
updating the 1998 Northampton Living Wage Resolution for employees with health
insurance to $9.88, and to $11.87 for employees without health insurance.
Collecting petition signatures supporting the resolution. Asking local business
owners to commit to paying a living wage or at least commit to working toward a
living wage. Publicly recognizing them if they do. Info: Kitty Callaghan, kcallaghan@wmls.org.
WMASS JOBS WITH JUSTICE HAMPSHIRE
WORKERS' RIGHTS COMMITTEE meets with the NORTHAMPTON LIVING WAGE COALITION.
Info: 827-0301, wmjwj@wmjwj.org.
Friday
September 11 (Second Friday)
STREET HEAT - THE AFL-CIO MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE
9:30-11am, AFL-CIO Hall, 640 Page Blvd, near corner of Osborne
Ter, across the street from the old Westinghouse, Springfield. This meeting
will focus on the campaign to win the passage of the Employee Free Choice
Act, including a rally with Sen. Kerry. Also on the agenda: Green Jobs;
Immigration Reform; Postal job loss; Servicenet; Your Organizing! Community
and labor activists are urged to attend. Info; send agenda items to: Jon
Weissman, 732-7970, street_heat@pvaflcio.org.
Saturday
September 12
BOSTON DUCK TOUR TRIP
Two Departure Points: 7:30am: Enfield Commuter Lot on Freshwater
Blvd (behind Bob's); 8:00am: West Springfield High School, 425 Piper Rd. Bus
leaves Boston at 6pm. $75 for adults; $65 for kids age 11 & younger. A
fundraiser for the Western Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety
& Health and the Alliance for Injured Workers. Includes: bus transportation
to Boston; tickets to the Duck Tour; gratuity for Boston Duck Tour conductor;
time to explore the city. Collection will be taken up for the Peter Pan driver.
Info: 731-0760, nancywrites@verizon.net.
Saturday
September 12
CONFERENCE ON LEADERSHIP BUILDING & SOCIAL JUSTICE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
9am-2pm, UMass Dartmouth Woodland Common. $20. With keynote speaker Greg LeRoy,
director of Good Jobs First, this
conference will offer workshops on developing and sustaining strong union
leaders and activists as well as workshops on labor and community alliances for
economic development. The plenary will discuss how these areas are intertwined
in building strength for strong leaders in organizations and justice in the community.
Info: Kim Wilson 508-999-8781.
Saturday
September 12 (Second Saturday)
HEALTH EQUITY ROUNDTABLE
9:30-11:30am, Tapestry Health, 365 Bay St, Springfield. Addressing
existing disparities in health care and outcomes, and the underlying racism, poverty,
and homelessness. This Springfield Health Disparities Project roundtable
provides a forum to engage community people in dialogue with folks working on
community health initiatives, keeping the community abreast of what is
happening, and getting people involved in working with others to improve
community health. Info: Betty Agin, 627-4028, betagi7@verizon.net.
WHOLE
FOODS BOYCOTT LEAFLETING
2:30-6pm, 327 Russell St (Route
9), Hadley. We will gather 2-2:30pm to stage ourselves in the parking lot close
to the service road directly off Route 9 (more or less opposite Michael's). Click here to
RSVP!
We will leaflet Whole Foods
customers and others about two fronts in the health care reform movement:
(1) the right-wingnut attack as
represented by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey. We don't need any more big business
bosses justifying a system that leaves families without health care. See his
editorial and Whole Foods
CEO Attacks Health Care for All.
And
(2) the need for Congressman
Richard Neal to advocate loudly and vote for Medicare for All and not let the
John Mackeys control the discussion.
Come anytime you can. If
you can’t stay the whole time, we hope you’ll aim for 3pm,
the time we’ll ask the press to come.
While the goal is leafleting
shoppers, it appears there will be more than enough people, so some may want to
hold signs, so bring any signs you have. The most important sign message: HEALTH
CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT!
We assume the right to leaflet
at the door, without blocking people. Whole Foods allows other solicitors. If
the manager asks us to leave, we will wait to negotiate with the police, who
are Teamsters and who we’ve worked well with in the past at Wal-Mart.
Whole Foods does not own the property (it is owned by a Boston-area firm).
The police are very concerned
about accidents in shopping center parking lots. We as a rule do not walk in
the driving lanes.
Info: Jon Weissman, Western Mass
Single Payer Network, 827-0301 x1, wmspn@wmjwj.org.
Can’t get to the
action?
Take action at www.mackeysgottago.com. Write, fax, or
call Whole Foods at: Whole Foods Market, Inc., 550 Bowie Street, Austin TX
78703; 512-477-4455; 512-477-5566 (voicemail); 512-482-7000 (fax).
And you can contact Congressman
Neal by web-form, email, mail, phone, and fax, as follows:
http://www.house.gov/neal/write_neal.html;
or kevin.kennedy@mail.house.gov;
or james.leydon@mail.house.gov;
300 State
Street, Suite 200, Springfield MA 01105 - (413) 785-0325, fax (413) 747-0604;
2 Congress
Street, Milford MA 01757 - (508) 634-8198, fax (508) 634-8398;
2208 Rayburn
House Office Bldg, Washington DC 20515 - (202) 225-5601, fax (202) 225-8112;
home: 36
Atwater Terrace, Springfield MA 01107.
And please send a
free eFax to Neal asking him to support the Weiner amendment when it comes
to the floor of the House. This amendment would replace the House healthcare
bill HR3200 with Medicare for All language.
September 13-17
AFL-CIO CONVENTION
Pittsburgh. http://www.aflcio.org
See September 23 for
report-back by Steve Early.
Tuesday September 15
SPRINGFIELD PRELIMINARY ELECTION
Tuesday
September 15 (note change of location)
NEAL APPEAL & WHOLE FOODS BOYCOTT COMMITTEE MEETING
5:30-6:45pm, AFSC, 140
Pine St #10, Florence (584-8975). Planning events asking Congressman
Richard Neal to support the single-payer solution to the health care crisis and
planning Whole Foods Boycott actions too. Info: Western Mass. Single Payer
Network, 827-0301 x1, wmspn@wmjwj.org.
Tuesday September 15 (Third Tuesday)
FRANKLIN/HAMPSHIRE HEALTH CARE COALITION
7pm, Lathrop Village Community
Room, Shallow Brook Drive, off Bridge Rd, Northampton. Organizing for the
Massachusetts Health Care Trust Fund Bill - a universal health care system,
providing universal access, a comprehensive range of physical and mental health
benefits, choice of provider, quality, unified financing and cost controls,
accountable governance, and stability. A Massachusetts Health Care Trust Fund
will be a “single-payer” of all health care costs, statewide. Also
organizing for the national alternative to state action: Medicare for All
– HR 676. Info: info@fhhcc.org.
Please visit www.masscare.org and www.healthcare-now.org.
Wednesday September 16 (Third Wednesday)
PIONEER VALLEY CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL
5:30pm, AFL-CIO Hall, 640 Page
Blvd, near corner of Osborne Ter, across the street from the old Westinghouse,
Springfield. Community and labor activist guests are welcome, but RSVP
to Jon at 732-7970, mail@pvaflcio.org,
or Rick at 374-1492, rbrown@pvaflcio.org.
Wednesday
September 16
POEMS FROM THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT
7:30pm, Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, Amherst College, Rts
116 & 9, Amherst. Celebrating Poems From the Women’s Movement,
edited by Honor Moore and published by the Library of America, now in its
second printing. “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her
life? / The world would split open.” These lines by Muriel Rukeyser
epitomize the spirit that animated a whole generation of women poets, from the
1960s to the 1980s, who in exploring the unspoken truth of their lives sparked
a literary revolution. Poets Joan Larkin and Honor Moore will read their poems
and the work of others in the book. Several students will join them in reading
poems from the anthology. Reading followed by a reception and book-signing.
Info: Caroline Hanna, 542-2000 x8417, channa@amherst.edu.
Thursday
September 17
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT & WORKERS RIGHTS
6-8pm (6-6:30, potluck), Conference Room, second floor, room 234
&/or 236, Potpourri Plaza, 243 King St, Northampton (opposite Stop &
Shop, http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=243+King+St,+Northampton,+MA).
Reorganizing this coalition first formed in 2006. Help set its priorities!
Info: American Friends Service Committee, 584-8975, afsc@crocker.com.
Friday
September 18
ANNUAL PIONEER VALLEY AFL-CIO LABOR BREAKFAST
8:30am, doors open at 8am, Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Drive, Chicopee.
$20. Each year we pause to reflect on Labor’s contributions to our lives
and our communities. Come break bread with the working men and women of the
Pioneer Valley and Congressional, State, and Local officials. Register by
September 8 (no tickets; check in at the door). Info: 732-7970, mail@pvaflcio.org.
Friday
September 18
FREE FILM: A DANGEROUS BUSINESS REVISITED
7pm, Media Education Foundation Frances Crowe Community Room, 60
Masonic St, Northampton. Part of Northampton Committee to Stop the War Friday
film series. Donations are gratefully accepted. Discussion follows the
screenings.
This film is a follow-up to a 2003 PBS “Frontline”
examination of workplace injuries and deaths at iron pipe foundries – the
Justice Department response, company changes, and what happened to some of the
injured workers and a whistleblower. Dr. Patrice Woeppel, author of Depraved
Indifference: The Workers Compensation System, will speak after the film.
Info: Michele Spring-Moore, 584-3158, springbyker@yahoo.com,
http://www.northamptoncommittee.org.
BREAD & PUPPET THEATER CABARET
7pm, Amherst Regional High School Auditorium, 21 Mattoon St,
Amherst. The internationally known theater group, Bread and Puppet Theater, will perform
their Sourdough Philosophy Cabaret. Tickets are $8 for students, seniors, and
low income; $15 for all others; can be purchased at Food for Thought Bookstore,
106 North Pleasant St, Amherst, or Broadside Bookshop, 247 Main St,
Northampton. This event is a benefit for the South Amherst Conservation
Association, http://www.filbert.com/saca/.
The Cabaret offers a great variety of numbers from Bread and Puppet's earliest
and newest productions, from the 47-year-old King Story to the latest financial
sensation: a public money execution. Bread and Puppet has been entertaining
audiences around the country and abroad for decades. Since 1974 the Theater has
been on a farm in Glover in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The 100-year-old
hay barn was transformed into a museum for veteran puppets. Bread and Puppet is
one of the oldest, nonprofit, self-supporting theater companies in the United
States. Info: Kevin Eddings, 256-1984, kjeddings@gmail.com,
or Carol Gray, 256-0433, carolgray_2000@yahoo.com.
Saturday
September 19
NOFA/MASS FOOD PRESERVATION WORKSHOP DAY
11 food preservation workshops in 11 towns (including Springfield,
Northampton,
Cummington,
Shelburne,
Winchendon
Springs, Great
Barrington). Preserving food that we grow or purchase locally at the height
of its freshness and flavor saves money, lessens our dependence on the global
corporate food chain, and provides wonderful flavor and real food all year
round. Most workshops run for 6 hours with a lunch potluck. The cost for the
workshops is $50 with a $5 discount for NOFA membership and a $5 discount for
early bird registration before September 5, 2009. Full information, including a
map of where the workshops will be, plus options for paper or online
registration: http://www.nofamass.org/programs/extensionevents/preservation.php.
Contact Ben Grosscup, Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts
Chapter, 549-1568, cell 658-5374, ben.grosscup@nofamass.org.
Tuesday
September 22 (Fourth Tuesday)
HAMPSHIRE/FRANKLIN CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
7:30pm, Northampton Fire Station Community Room, 26 Carlon Drive
at King St/Route 5, Northampton (587-1148). Community and labor activist guests
are welcome, but RSVP to Pres. Fiore Grassetti, 877-725-0357, org7@comcast.net.
Tuesday
September 22
LEGAL RESOURCE & ADVOCACY CENTER (LRAC) PANEL
7pm, location TBA. A panel of practicing attorneys will discuss
their legal experiences. Info: Jessica Levy, jlevy@lracsite.org,
www.lracsite.org.
September
23-25
MASS AFL-CIO CONVENTION
Newton. http://www.massaflcio.org
Wednesday
September 23 (Fourth Wednesday)
GREENWORK: THE WESTERN MASS GREEN ECONOMY WORKING GROUP
5:30-7:30pm, Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO Hall, 640 Page Boulevard,
Springfield (732-7970). This Working Group consists of advocates for a Green
Economy which serves local communities; guarantees workers' rights to organize;
and promotes community-owned sustainable projects. Subscribe to the GreenWork
listserve at http://lists.gaiahost.coop/mailman/listinfo/greenwork
or send an email to greenwork-subscribe@lists.gaiahost.coop.
Info: Jon Weissman, 827-0301, wmjwj@wmjwj.org,
or Eduardo Suárez, 335-6224, echonyc@hotmail.com.
Wednesday
September 23
STEVE EARLY: EMBEDDED WITH ORGANIZED LABOR:
JOURNALISTIC REFLECTIONS ON THE CLASS WAR AT HOME
7-8:30pm, Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College St (Routes 116 at 47), in the Village
Commons, South Hadley, 534-7307 or 800-540-7307; odysseybks@aol.com; www.odysseybks.com (www.odysseybks.com/directions.html).
Steve Early, labor journalist, lawyer, and former Communications Workers of
America (CWA) International Representative, will talk about his new book and
• Workers and the economic crisis. • The fight for
national health insurance. •
The fate of "Employee Free Choice"
• Struggles for union democracy and reform. • What happened at
the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh? • The future of Change To Win.
Embedded With Organized Labor describes how union members have organized
successfully, on the job and in the community, in the face of employer
opposition now and in the past. The author has produced a provocative series of
essays—an unusual exercise in “participatory labor
journalism” useful to any reader concerned about social and economic justice.
As workers struggle to survive and the labor movement tries to revive during
the current economic crisis, this book provides ideas and inspiration for union
activists and friends of labor alike. Info: 617-930-7327. To order the book
online, visit: www.monthlyreview.org.
Thursday September 24
FRANKLIN COUNTY WORKERS'
RIGHTS COMMITTEE ~ ORGANIZING AN UNEMPLOYED SPEAK-OUT
7-8:30pm, Traprock Center for
Peace and Justice, 24 Miles St, Greenfield (773-7427). Organizing a public
event, tentatively on October 21, where unemployed workers can speak out and develop
community standards for lay-off and recall, etc. Info: 827-0301, wmjwj@wmjwj.org.
September
24-25
GLOBAL MOBILIZATION AGAINST THE G20 SUMMIT
Pittsburgh PA. Info: www.resistg20.org;
www.bailoutpeople.org. Local
transportation organizing: Wayne Standley, w.standley@comcast.net; Adam Hurter, ahurter@wesleyan.edu.
September
24-October 1
ECONOMIC RECOVERY WEEK OF ACTION
Details coming. Coinciding with the anniversary of the Wall Street Bailout and the
G20 meetings in Pittsburgh. Info: www.jwj.org.
Friday September 25
FIRST ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS
AFL-CIO UNION CANDIDATE SCHOOL
Noon-7pm, Marriott, Newton. The
Massachusetts AFL-CIO has been working hard to implement its Target 5000
Program to elect union members to all levels of political office. This Candidate
School is open to, and perfect for, any union member who currently holds public
office and wants to run for re-election or run for higher office, has
considered running for public office, or has unsuccessfully run for public
office and would like to run again. Led by campaign expert Murray Fishel,
President of nationally recognized Grassroots Political Campaigns, and
coordinated by the staff of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. Registration and
sponsorship forms at http://www.massaflcio.org/node/81156.
Info: Political Director Bob Bower or Political and Legislative Coordinator
Chrissy Long, (781) 324-8230.
Saturday
September 26
16TH ANNUAL NUESTRAS RAÍCES FESTIVAL DE LA COSECHA / HARVEST
FESTIVAL
Noon-6pm, La Finca, 24 Jones Ferry Road, Holyoke. In partnership
with the Holyoke Learning and Education Fair of the Holyoke Public Schools, this
unique event celebrates the harvest, pride and productivity of the community,
as well as builds the strength of the community with educational resources for
families. Live music, traditional farm-fresh and Caribbean foods,
demonstrations of Paso Fino Horses, children’s activities, amidst lush
farms and overlooking the beautiful Connecticut River. Info: Ramiro
Davaro-Comas, Event Organizer, 535-1789, ramirodavaro@gmail.com,
www.nuestras-raices.org.
Saturday
September 26
PETE SEEGER TRIBUTE FOR PACE
7pm (doors open at 6:30pm), Academy of Music, 274 Main St,
Northampton. A tribute concert to Pete Seeger that will raise funds for Pioneer
Arts Center of Easthampton (PACE) and its Green Mill project. PACE has an
opportunity to purchase a 19th century abandoned mill building in Easthampton
and make it as Green as possible, move PACE into it, expand programming, and
rent out most of the building to small businesses and artists, to fund PACE's
operations. Musicians lined up for the show include Chris Scanlon, Carrie
Ferguson, Claire Dacey, Bruce King, Diane Sanabria, Chris Thompson, Emily
Greene, David Bernz, The Nields, and Jim Henry. Info: 527-3700, pace@pioneerarts.org, www.pioneerarts.org.
Saturday
September 26
TOM JURAVICH CONCERT
7:30pm (pot luck supper at 6pm), Echo Lake Concert Series, Town
Hall, 9 Montague Rd, Leverett. Admission: $8-$10. The son of a factory worker, Tom Juravich worked on the line as a
young man. Growing up in upstate New York, he played in his first band, The
Strikers, at 13. He began singing professionally about work and labor back in
the early 1980s, in the middle of the first wave of plant closings in the US.
His first album, Rising Again was sponsored by the United Auto Workers
in 1981. He went on to record A World to Win. His album Out of
Darkness: The Mine Workers Story became the soundtrack for a film about the
coal-miners’ union. According to the film’s producer, Academy-award
winner Barbara Kopple, “Tom Juravich has put together an album that stirs
the soul and shakes the body. A wonderful soundtrack for any
struggle…that deals with the human condition." Always captivated by
workers’ stories, Tom turned to them for the heart of his recently
released album, Altar of the Bottom Line. Tom says, “We tend to
think that labor songs as coming out of the Great Depression and industrial
work during the 1930s and 1940s. But after listening to people talk about what
they are facing today on the job, I just had to go write and sing about
it.” For all their different experiences, workers share much in
common. So it’s fitting that Altar was sponsored by 17 diverse
unions, including a number of international unions and several state union
federations and coalitions “There hasn’t been a union support for a
cultural project like this in a long time,” he says. Info: 548-9394, diacrowe@yahoo.com.
Tuesday September 29
WESTERN MASS. JOBS WITH
JUSTICE STEERING COMMITTEE
6:30-8:30pm, location TBA. Light meal
provided (RSVP! for head count). The Steering Committee is at least one rep
from each Member Organization, networking with other Workers' Rights advocates
and learning about our Member Organizations' current organizing. Community and labor activist guests are welcome, but RSVP.
Info: 827-0301, wmjwj@wmjwj.org.
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