Occupy Wall Street Movement
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UFCW 21 is in support of Occupy Wall Street’s message of standing up for working people and against the unchecked corporate power run amok. We are part of the Washington State Labor Council and support the statement issued by that leadership last week. Click to read full statement. There is a growing movement across the nation to hold corporations and our government accountable and to get politicians to make decisions in support of working people. This is not about unions, and not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about out of control behavior of big corporations and banks that drove our economy into the ditch. And it is about regular people standing up to reclaim control over our country. We are the 99%.
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We are all the 99% (except for the 1%)From the UFCW International ON POINT (10.18.11)
UFCW Members Support Occupy Wall Street Movement
From New York to Pennsylvania to Washington, UFCW Locals 21, 23, 1776, RWDSU and others are supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement to hold Wall Street accountable for our country’s staggering wealth gap and its role in corrupting our political system.
Occupy Wall Street is a movement started by ordinary Americans who are fed up with the growing inequality in this country. They are shining a spotlight on the economic and social issues that the UFCW has always fought for and have taken to the streets to protest corporate greed and demand good jobs now.
The wasted economic potential of the millions of Americans who are unemployed or underemployed is a national tragedy. But the tragedy goes deeper than statistics alone. In all this turmoil, many Americans are lowering their expectations for the future and believe they will never achieve the American dream of owning a home, sending their children to college or retiring comfortably. It is time for the 99 percent to be heard. The UFCW is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these brave Americans and encourages our members to join and send photos of Occupy actions in their communities.
If you have occupied a main street in your community, send us photos at submissions@ufcw.org.
