Endorses Oct. 26 march on Washington
Albany AFL-CIO takes stand against war
At a large meeting on Oct. 2, the Albany Central
Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, adopted the following
resolution opposing a war on Iraq:
"Whereas, now the Bush Administration is beating the drums
for a new war against Iraq, despite mounting opposition to this
war at home and abroad; and
"Whereas, wasting billions of dollars (estimated at as much
as $200 billion by Bush economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey) on
the Iraq war buildup translates into cutbacks of essential and
job-producing social programs at home such as education, health
care, social security and housing, and threatening the rights
of labor to strike and organize; and
"Whereas, the Bush administration's war drive has a domestic
component threatening to turn his 'endless war' against the
International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and as an
opening wedge against the entire labor movement, by threatening
government intervention on the West Coast docks under the guise
of 'Homeland Security,' on the side of the Pacific Maritime
Association bosses and a coalition of anti-union corporate
interests including Wal-Mart and The Gap; therefore be it
"Resolved, that the Albany Central Federation of Labor join
the growing movement in opposition to any U.S. war against
Iraq, and call on the unions and AFL-CIO at all levels and
congressional representatives to publicly oppose this war; and
be it further
"Resolved, that the Albany Central Federation of Labor
endorse 'Stop-the-War' rallies including the International Day
of Protest on Oct. 26, 2002, in Washington, D.C., and other
cities. We will send this resolution to our two senators and
area Congress representatives."
Reprinted from the Oct. 17, 2002, issue of
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