Fire Fighters Take Action on Haitian Disaster
The death toll from yesterday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti reportedly is reaching into the hundreds of thousands, and union members continue to respond to the crisis as they did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the recent tsunamis.
Search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Va., and Los Angeles County, Calif., made up of members of Fire Fighters (IAFF) locals 2068 and 1014, are preparing to head to Haiti to aid in the rescue efforts. Other teams are likely to follow.
You can help workers in distress by donating to the Solidarity Center’s Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers’ Campaign. Click here to make a donation and here to learn more about how the center is working to help Haitian workers.
25th Anniversary of Free South Africa Movement: Solidarity Works
The union movement played a big role in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. In marches, political action and direct action, the Free South Africa Movement in the United States proved that international worker solidarity works. And its ripple effects impact not only workers-but each person on our planet.
Speaking last night at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Free South Africa Movement, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker said:
Victory over apartheid meant victory over racism, exploitation and abuse.
