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In solidarity
Joe Carbone
Community folks gather to express our concerns about the Economic future in America. We walked over to Congressman Joe Donnelly's office to thank him for his past co-sponsorship of the Employee Free Choice act known as the Majority Signup. This means that a work group would be certified as being represented by an union if more than half of that unit signed union authorization cards. If 30% of the total work unit requests a closed election than the National Relations Board would hold a secret ballot election.
Day 1
This is my first day as a lobbyist for my generation. The first thing I must do is to read my e-mails and really understand what they mean. A bus is not a bus, if it is a van. I found out today Susan really has more education about dealing with the elderly and mentally handicapped people than most people do. I am only hoping that tomorrow goes better.
Film: "At the River I Stand" to be shown at WUBS Studios on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 7:00pm. Witness the events surrounding a petition for recognition forty years ago. Starring a devoted cast of characters including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Lawson, Bayard Rustin and many others. Co-sponsored by The Saint Joseph Valley Project, WUBS (89.7), Teamsters Local #364, and the North Central Indiana AFL-CIO.
From Linda Wolfson:
Michiana to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 6 Celebration planned for 60th Anniversary
All are welcome to attend the following talk:
The Crisis on Wall Street & What It Means for Main Street
Speaker: Marty Wolfson, Director, Higgins Labor Studies Program
Wednesday, October 29
4:30 p.m.
DeBartolo Classroom Building 118
(Park near Legends/Football Stadium)
Call Karen at 631-6934 for more information.
2008 Voter guide from Interfaith Worker Justice: http://www.iwj.org/documents/VoterGuide2008.pdf
From Linda Wolfson and the Community Forum:
There will be an Interfaith event at St. Peter's United Church of Christ at 8:00 am September 21, 2008. The St. Joseph Valley Project Interfaith Committee is participating in this event in support of the U.N. International Day of Peace.