Protests Unprecedented

You can’t tell about the weather, but you can count on Lou Luckhardt, principal officer of the Dallas labor movement. Rain may dampen the International Women’s Day march that begins at 2PM tomorrow, Saturday the 8th, at 1100 Commerce in downtown Dallas, but Lou says, “I’ll be there, one way or the other.” He’s also dug up over 100 ponchos to give away if wetness occurs.

Labor’s main speaker for Women’s Day will be Rose Curts. She’s also someone to be relied on. She didn’t let a massive dog bite stop her from registering voters door-to-door an election or two ago, so she’s not likely to cringe before a little precipitation.

Dallas is experiencing an unprecedented upsurge in protests, even on weekdays. At least 150 gathered in Dealey Plaza on Tuesday afternoon, and there were two on Thursday evening in Civic Garden, the same place where we’ll step off our International Women’s Day march.

Candidate Screening Nearly Done

The intense process of screening candidates on behalf of working families is nearly done. The Dallas AFL-CIO Political Committee will bring its recommendations to the third-Thursday meeting. Voters will be able to see the results on our web site.Already on the site is the list of congressional phone numbers that Political Director Earnest Tilley prepared for the many lobbying efforts underway.

The end of the screening and endorsing are only a signal that the real work is beginning. Contact Earnest Tilley at etilley2006@yahoo.com and get involved in labor's electoral work.

Economic Basis for Organizing Still Looks Good

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a decent 151,000 jobs created last month. The unemployment rate remains stable at 4.1% and wages are rising at a 4% annual level. So far, ten thousand federal workers are listed as laid off, but the courts have restrained the chainsaw murder of the economy and jobs market so far.

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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 7-14: The “People’s Union” calls for boycott of Amazon

Mar 8, 2P: International Women’s Day action in Civic Garden Park, 1100 Commerce downtown Dallas. Contact britni.cuington@gmail.com

Mar 8, 5:30P: “Femme Festival” fund raiser for Genesis Women’s Shelter at 1906 S Haskell

Mar 9, 6P: 13th Annual AMPD Iftar & Human Rights Vigil Downtown Dallas. American Muslims and others

Mar 10: Texas American Federation of Teachers Lobby Day in Austin. Buses available. Contact judy4tara@aol.com

Mar 10: Congressional recess. Go visit

Mar 13, 11A: Covered dish luncheon at 2218 E Main in Grand Prairie. To participate on-line, register here

Mar 14: Another possible government shutdown

March 17-23: “National Week of action.” For national labor

Mar 20, 7:30P: Dallas Central Labor Council meeting for all affiliated union members

March 20: “National Day of Action” for APWU Postal Employees

March 23: “National Day of Action” for NALC Letterarriers

Mar 23, 5P: “Zurawski vs Texas” movie screening and light dinner at Greenland Hills Church, 5835 Penrose Av in Dallas

Mar 24: Workers Defense Project lobby day in Austin. Contact maria.dejesus@workersdefense.org

Mar 30, 1P: Mega March for Bipartisan Immigration starts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe at 2215 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75201

Apr 2, 12:30P: Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans meets at 334 Centre in Dallas. To participate on-line, register here. Contact judy4tara@aol.com

Apr 4: Dallas Democrats fund raising fish fry at 7428 Greenville Av

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 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

Jul 25-27: YALL state convention in North Texas