Take a Break Tonight!
Dallas activists have been working our tails off all the way through early voting, which ends tonight (November 1). We’ll take a fun break with our Casino Night fund raiser at 7:30PM at 1408 N Washington. Tickets are $30 at https://square.link/u/vSx4fO8p or at the door.
Tomorrow morning and through Tuesday, we hit it hard!
Lots More to Do
Political Director Earnest Tilley writes: “We are in the home stretch of this election! Our final block will be this Saturday November 2nd. We will not meet at the Union Hall, but instead location will be 2616 Park Creek Drive, Plano, Tx 75075 at 9:30 am!! Let's have a BIG showing of labor at this block walk to take her to Victory!!”
Phone banking takes place every day. We’ll need special volunteers starting early on Tuesday, election day. As the polls close at 7PM, we’ll gather at 1408 N Washington and start our celebratory round of different watch parties. We’ll take Lou Luckhardt’s passenger van and add extra cars to our caravan.
David Marshall of CWA 6215 reported that his union was giving away free Harris/Walz yard signs, but they are going fast! The official signs went for $15 at the Democratic Party office, 1414 Washington. Even at that price, they ran out several times.
Our endorsements are on our web page.
Get with labor’s final push by contacting etilley2006@yahoo.com.
We're poised for victory
American labor is on a roll. Serious negotiations may have begun with management and the Fired Black Dancers. Re-hiring and back pay are on the agenda. The BLS jobs survey says that unemployment stayed at 4.1% and wages continued to rise at a 4% annual rate. That’s much higher than current inflation.
What’s Next?
Election results will be pouring in on Wednesday morning. Whether labor wins or loses, November 5 is expected to be transformational. Nobody alive today has experience for what to do if we win and get more opportunities than we have ever had, or if we lose and face disaster. We will need to consult the history of America in 1936 if we win, and Germany in 1933 if we lose.
One of labor’s first opportunities to discuss new tactics will the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans’ regular 12:30PM first-Wednesday meeting November 6 at 334 Centre. Register here. All of our ZOOM links have been adjusted so you may have to click on "continue."
The post-election meeting of the Dallas Central Labor Council will be November 21.
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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
Nov 1 and every day through the election, 2-7P: Phone banking from 1408 N Washington. For those working from home, on-line assistance at https://aflcio.zoom.us/j/83052174015?pwd=MyL0mht0fUgF5SaKbaHlU7Keb9b46t.1
Nov 1: Last Day of Early Voting. Polls open till 9PM in Dallas
Nov 1, 7:30P: Casino Night at 1408 N Washington. Tickets $30 on line and at the door.
Nov 2, 10A: door to door canvassing with labor. We will not meet at the Union Hall, but at 2616 Park Creek Drive, Plano, Tx 75075 at 9:30 am. Contact Earnest Tilley etilley2006@yahoo.com
Nov 2: Nationwide women’s marches. Dallas march 2-4PM at Klyde Warren Park
Nov 2, 11A: Women’s march at Denton Downtown Square 110 W. Hickory St, Denton, TX, 76201
Nov 2, Noon: Women’s march at Grayson County Courthouse, 100 W. Houston, Sherman
Nov 2, 1P: Women’s march at Simpson Plaza, 6101 Frisco St, Frisco
Nov 3: Change clocks. Fall back
Nov 4, 6P: Community listening event on direction of DISD with Trustee Joyce Foreman at David W Carter High, 1819 W Wheatland Rd. Contact joyceforeman@dallasisd.org
Nov 5: Election day and last day to receive ballot by mail
Nov 6, 12:30A: Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans meets at 334 Centre. To participate on-line, register here
Nov 7: A committee under the Arts and Culture Advisory Commission will meet to reconsider the funding allocation to the dance company management. Meanwhile, we have to keep the Fired Dancers from starvation. Contributions go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-dbdt-dancers-overcome-job-loss
Nov 7, 6P: “Veterans Day Town Hall” with Congressman Marc Veasey at American Legion Post 453, Dallas Love Field
Nov 8, 6:30P: Picket with the Fired Black Dancers at 2400 Flora. Register here https://actionnetwork.org/events/3f37b4dbc0dae562175e9f597326aa6ddfb67edd/
Nov 9, 6:30P: Picket with the Fired Black Dancers at 2400 Flora. Register here https://actionnetwork.org/events/november-9-picketing-dallas-black-dance-theatres-directors-choice-performance-at-wyly-theatre?clear_id=true
Nov 13, 9A-4P: National Symposium on Retirement Security. Register https://retiredamericans.org/loomingretirementsecuritycrisissymposium/
Nov 14, 11A: Retiree covered dish luncheon at 2218 E Main in Grand Prairie. Contact genelantz@texasretiredamericans.org
Dec 3: The Quality of Life, Arts and Culture committee will meet on Dec. 3 to discuss the advisory group’s feedback. The recommendation would then go to a vote in the next Dallas City Council meeting.
Dec 31: Another possible government shutdown