Stephanie
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But but, the unions and the DNC are for all the little people aren't they?
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Fight for 15 Ally: Strike Fear in the Hearts of Capitalists
Group backed by numerous Indiana labor unions
BY: Bill McMorris
September 25, 2015 5:25 pm
An influential big labor pressure group in Indiana is looking for someone that “strikes fear in the hearts of capitalists.”
AR Squared unearthed a job posting from Central Indiana Jobs with Justice that outlines its hostility to free markets. The organization is hiring a phone tree captain, who will be tasked with recruiting protestors and driving turnout for events.
“Nothing feels more powerful than a huge gathering of people united for a single purpose. In order to create the type of turnout that strikes fear in the hearts of capitalists and shakes the resolve of conservative politicians, we need to be able to turn out a large amount of people in a short amount of time,” the job posting says.
The organization has the financial backing of about a dozen Indiana unions, including the Service Employees International Union, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, National Association of Letter Carriers, United Auto Workers, as well as the Grocers and Steelworkers unions. The pressure group also receives support from radical liberal groups, such as the National Organization for Women.
“Central Indiana Jobs with Justice is building a strong, progressive labor movement that works in coalition with community, faith, and student organizations to build a broader global movement for economic and social justice,” the group’s mission statement says. “We believe in organizing and direct action. Organizing and mobilizing working people and their allies is key to building power.” (Emphasis in original.)
The group has been active in supporting the SEIU’s Fight for 15 movement, which is pushing to mandate $15 hourly wages for fast food workers—more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25. In May, it bused Indiana members to McDonald’s headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., for a series of protests.
all of it here:
Fight for 15 Ally: Strike Fear in the Hearts of Capitalists
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Fight for 15 Ally: Strike Fear in the Hearts of Capitalists
Group backed by numerous Indiana labor unions
BY: Bill McMorris
September 25, 2015 5:25 pm
An influential big labor pressure group in Indiana is looking for someone that “strikes fear in the hearts of capitalists.”
AR Squared unearthed a job posting from Central Indiana Jobs with Justice that outlines its hostility to free markets. The organization is hiring a phone tree captain, who will be tasked with recruiting protestors and driving turnout for events.
“Nothing feels more powerful than a huge gathering of people united for a single purpose. In order to create the type of turnout that strikes fear in the hearts of capitalists and shakes the resolve of conservative politicians, we need to be able to turn out a large amount of people in a short amount of time,” the job posting says.
The organization has the financial backing of about a dozen Indiana unions, including the Service Employees International Union, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, National Association of Letter Carriers, United Auto Workers, as well as the Grocers and Steelworkers unions. The pressure group also receives support from radical liberal groups, such as the National Organization for Women.
“Central Indiana Jobs with Justice is building a strong, progressive labor movement that works in coalition with community, faith, and student organizations to build a broader global movement for economic and social justice,” the group’s mission statement says. “We believe in organizing and direct action. Organizing and mobilizing working people and their allies is key to building power.” (Emphasis in original.)
The group has been active in supporting the SEIU’s Fight for 15 movement, which is pushing to mandate $15 hourly wages for fast food workers—more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25. In May, it bused Indiana members to McDonald’s headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., for a series of protests.
all of it here:
Fight for 15 Ally: Strike Fear in the Hearts of Capitalists
