Workers Around the World March for Jobs
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With nearly 200 million people jobless across the globe, working men and women face a worldwide economic crisis and are speaking out on both sides of the Atlantic to change it.
In the United States, tens of thousands of working families will take part in the One Nation Working Together march and rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Oct. 2. The AFL-CIO is joining One Nation Working Together, a progressive grassroots coalition of dozens of unions and civil and human rights organizations in calling for jobs, justice and education for all.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who will speak at the One Nation rally, says:
During this economic downturn, creating good jobs and helping those who have lost their jobs are defining issues not only for Americans–but for all workers throughout the world. We need a global economic recovery that works for all working people.
In complimentary events around the country Saturday, union members will walk door to door in targeted states around the country, mobilizing union members for the fall elections.
Global Unions: Reform Banks Worldwide
The global union movement is calling on other governments to follow President Obama’s commitment to restructure banks as a key part of comprehensive financial regulatory reform. Obama has proposed a series of urgently needed reforms, including an end to the practice of banks using depositors’ money to engage in the kind of high-risk speculative operations, such as hedge funds and private equity, which helped plunge the world into recession.
As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said last week:
Financial companies must not be allowed to go back to business as usual—or worse. We urge the President and Congress to make financial re-regulation a top priority.
