Young Trade Unionists host We Are One event

[Omaha Steve]

http://peoplesworld.org/young-trade-unionists-host-we-are-one-event/

by: Jim Baldridge
April 8 2011

BALTIMORE - As part of the national "We Are One" campaign, Young Trade Unionists held an April 5, attracting a crowd of some 200, mostly young workers.

Mary Pat Clarke, councilwoman from Baltimore City Council's 14th District and past president of the Baltimore City Council, keynoted the event. Her remarks centered on the success of Baltimore's "Living Wage" law and how it was passed and the current difficulty of protecting public workers benefits and services to Baltimore residents.

She read a proclamation from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake declaring April 5, 2011, as We Are One Day in Baltimore City.
As Councilwoman Clarke read the resolution, at each "Whereas" she shot her fist up, and the crowd yelled out "WHEREAS!," a good way to get people fired up and participating. (Story continues after slideshow.)



Someone in the crowd asked, "What can be done about all the 'illegals' taking our jobs and our money."

As Clarke tried to answer the question, a worker from UFCW Local 27 stood up and said that we are all descended from immigrants, and furthermore, immigrants, illegal or otherwise, are not the problem. "The greedy corporate bosses are the problem!" he said.

FULL story and video photo at link.

[QED]

1. "The greedy corporate bosses are the problem!"

We need to repeat that when the GOP tries to divide and distract votes with the "threat" of illegals and federally funded abortions.