DEMOCRACY VS. PLUTOCRACY Written by Paul Collins, Jr.

     “Do You Have the Will?” was the theme of this year’s Business Agents’ Conference. Obviously, the union workers in Wisconsin were very much on our mind at that time, and I believe we all know that Wisconsin workers had and continue to have a strong will in facing the attacks on them!

     The “Occupy Wall Street” people also have the will. They realize our country has become a plutocracy, a government controlled by the rich through corporations, also known as the 1%. It’s time to wake up the remaining 99% and get them to realize that we have been robbed. The 1% has robbed us of our jobs, our pensions, and our tax dollars.

100th Year Anniversary

 

To All Members:

 Re: 100th Year Anniversary

The Holiday Inn Express in Secauces, New Jersey is offering all of our members a special rate of $129.00 per night on December 10, 2011 and December 11, 2011.  Local 137 will also be providing bus transportation with two pick up times to and from the location of the 100th Anniversary. 

To Make Reservations, please feel free to call 1-800-HOLIDAY and identify yourself as one of the members of the "Sheet Metal Workers 100th Anniversary."  Please note the cut off date for this special offer is Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

Addresss: Holiday Inn- Secaucus/ Meadowlands

300 Plaza Drive

Secaucus, New Jersey 07094

Phone # 201-809-4747

Rally!

To All Members:

CityTime has cost taxpayers in New York City over $600 million! While thousands of workers are at risk of losing their jobs and services across the city are being cut, contracting out to unaccountable companies is unacceptable.

Please Join Us:

Thursdsay, July 14, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m.

Corner of 32nd Street & 7th Avenue

March to Broadway & 31st Street

 Also, Join Members of the Civil Service Technical Guild,

Local 375 of DC37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO

to demand that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) repay the citizens of NYC.

For more information, please call (212) 815-1375