Fight "Death by 1000 Cuts!"
The Musk/Trump Administration has shown that they intend to destroy America’s labor movement. Last night, March 27, they issued an Executive Order to take away bargaining rights from almost all federal unions. Their plans are underway to do the same for public workers, which would presumably include the post office, teachers, and firefighters. It is expected that private employers will not be far behind.
The Texas AFL-CIO invited Central Labor Council leaders to an emergency meeting at 10AM this morning, March 28. American Federation of Government Employees regional leader Shannon Faulk, in tears, explained the calamitous situation. “Last night’s executive order pretty much took away collective bargaining rights at every agency except for a select few,” she began.
National AFL-CIO called a similar emergency meeting for 2PM today, March 28. Leaders of international unions are also holding emergency meetings today.
Your labor movement is fighting in every arena against the aspiring dictators' plan to undermine working families with “the death of a thousand cuts.” Locals, national unions, central labor councils, state federations and national federations are setting up phone calling, direct lobbying, town hall meetings, public events, and outreach to newspersons to help mobilize working families in the fight to save ourselves.
In the past week, Dallas labor activists and retirees attended protests with the Postal Employees, the Letter Carriers, and the Federal Workers at the Environmental Protective Agency. As the aspiring dictators make it harder to win by legislation or the courts, street actions intensify.
Fortunately for all of us, that's what we're really good at!
Coordination Needed More Than Ever
The aspiring Musk/Trump dictatorship has birthed the hottest protest movement of our lifetimes. Just look at the list of local activities below. Coordination would make all our protest activities more effective.
Last Friday, we held our first Coordinating Committee meeting on ZOOM and began outlining ways to sharpen our effect. A face-to-face meeting the following day began specific plans for the week from April 26 to May 4, bookends for International Workers Day on Thursday, May 1. It looks like Dallas activists will be holding a major march on the afternoon of April 27 and other activities will take place all week. Outreach is underway to all individuals and organizations that want to stand together.
If you are interested in helping coordinate and build the fightback, Register here. If you registered last week, you need not register again as the ZOOM link will be the same.
Join Our Solidarity Brigade
Click here to get updates whenever activists are needed. For text alerts, send the word "action" to the phone number 235246. Paste Bit.ly/DallasCLC?r=qr into your browser and join our Dallas political program. Everyone is encouraged to join the national Department of People Who Work for a Living. Please also subscribe to the Texas AFL-CIO weekly newsletter by writing to labor@texasaflcio.org. We are fighting for working families in every available arena.
Contact List
- Political Committee Earnest Tilley etilley2006@yahoo.com
- Pride at Work Shayla Nguyen shaylan3912@gmail.com
- Texas Alliance for Retired Americans Judy Bryant judy4tara@aol.com
- Young Active Labor Leaders Stu Becker stubecker89@gmail.com
MORE ACTIONS COMING UP
Mar 28, 6:30P: Protest coordinating committee meets on-line. All invited Register here
Mar 30, 1P: Mega March for Bipartisan Immigration starts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe at 2215 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
Mar 30: Trans Day of Visibility at Dallas City Hall
Apr 2, 12:30P: Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans meets at 334 Centre in Dallas. Contact judy4tara@aol.com
Apr 4: Dallas Democrats fund raising fish fry at 7428 Greenville Av
Apr 5: Federal Unionist Day of Action
Apr 5, 3P: “Hands Off” protest at Dealey Plaza. SIGN UP HERE
Apr 5, 6:30p?: Art Build event at Dallas Anti War Committee headquarters to make signs and get ready for “International Workers Week” Contact mazumdarrick@gmail.com
April 9: TSEU Lobby Day (Texas State Employee Union) TSEU Members and Allies Welcome! Gather at Wooldridge Square Park, 900 Guadalupe St, Austin 11:30 am March to the Capitol for rally and lobby visits
Apr 9, 10A: Social Security Rally at Social Security Office 10824 N. Central Expressway in Dallas. Contact judy4tara@aol.com
Apr 10, 11A: Covered dish luncheon at 2218 E Main in Grand Prairie. To participate on-line, register here
Apr 16, 11:30AM: SOAR (Steelworker Retirees) Fish fry at The Wildflower Inn at Hughes Spring. Van from Dallas leaves at 9AM from 1408 N Washington
Apr 14-17: National AFL-CIO wants public hearings to defend working families
Apr 17, 7:30P: Dallas Central Labor Council meeting for all affiliated union members
Apr 17-24: Walmart boycott called by "People's Union"
Apr 18: Nationwide “buy nothing” economic blackout called by "People's Union"
Apr 22: Early voting for the May 3 election begins. Labor generally holds a street action
Apr 27, 2P: (tentative) People's march beginning International Workers Week begins at Civic Garden Park, 1100 Commerce in Dallas. Contact mazumdarrick@gmail.com
Apr 28: Workers Memorial Day to commemorate workers killed or injured on the job
Apr 29: Early voting ends for May 3 election
May 3: City and school board local elections
Jul 25-27: YALL state convention in North Texas