Labor unions, activist groups plan nationwide ‘Strike for Black Lives’ on July 20

“Service Employees International Union”

mostly government employees

I would KILL government employee unions

this is ALL, like the Vietnam “antiwar” movement, Marxists linking with fellow Marxists and dragging their ignorant fellow-traveler sheeple with them.

From CNN's coverage earlier today: The strike is particularly targeting large businesses such as Amazon (AMZN), Uber (UBER), Lyft (LYFT), and McDonald's (MCD), among others. "If you're concerned about life, you have to challenge corporations that will put up a hashtag or slogan but do nothing about workers having health care or a living wage or decent employment," Rev. Dr. William Barber II, leader of the Poor People's Campaign, told CNN.: Thousands of workers to walk off the job in Strike for Black Lives

Washington Post coverage from this afternoon: Tens of thousands of workers nationwide walked off the job Monday in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, hoping to draw closer scrutiny to the income inequality and systemic racism that organizers say have become more entrenched during the coronavirus pandemic. . .The campaign is pressing for “an unequivocal declaration that Black Lives Matter” from business and political leaders, and urging government officials to “reimagine our economy and democracy” with civil rights in mind. Organizers also are calling on businesses to “dismantle racism, white supremacy, and economic exploitation” and ensure access to union organizing, according to a list of demands posted on the strike’s website. . .In Washington, strikers gathered on Capitol Hill in support of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or Heroes Act, as talks intensify over a fourth coronavirus relief package. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) joined demonstrators in New York outside Trump Tower. Health workers at a nursing home outside of Los Angeles planned walkouts during multiple shifts, while other workers prepared a car caravan down President Barack Obama Boulevard, a major thoroughfare on the city’s west side. . .Protesters in some cities called out their employers’ treatment of hourly workers, many of whom are black. McDonald’s employees outside St. Louis marched for higher wages and workers in Detroit called for more workplace protections against the coronavirus, according to SIEU. . .AT&T call center and logistics workers in Memphis demonstrated over similar issues. “What we’d like them to understand is if they’re going to go out and advertise that they believe black lives matter, take the steps you need to take to protect the lives of your black employees,” said Randall LaPlante, a member of the executive board of the Communications Workers of America Local 3806. . .In New York, Antoine Andrews, a UPS driver in Long Island City and member of Teamsters Local 804, helped lead more than 100 employees in a demonstration in front of their workplace early Monday morning. Andrews and co-workers did not strike, but wanted to express solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and send a message to their employer to take issues of inequality seriously.: Thousands of U.S. workers walk out in ‘Strike for Black Lives’: Organizers say economic inequality and systemic racism have only worsened since the pandemic

Monday, July 20, 2020: Memphis, Tenn. -- AT&T workers and other members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union will hold a socially distanced protest as part of the national Strike for Black Lives Monday afternoon outside an AT&T Mobility Call Center in Memphis, Tenn. The AT&T call center workers will be joined by their colleagues from the AT&T Mobility warehouse and retail stores in Memphis, along with other local union members and community groups. . .“At CWA, we know that statements in support of our Black colleagues and Black lives are not enough to dismantle the centuries of racism that have shaped our society and our workplaces,” said Communications Workers of America President Chris Shelton. “We are taking real action, educating all of our members on the importance of this movement and the harsh realities that so many of their Black co-workers face each and every day, and demanding the same from our employers. As this pandemic continues to disproportionately affect our Black colleagues and other communities of color, we are ensuring all members understand that an injury to one is an injury to all.”. . .Meanwhile, at the Memphis warehouse, a location with a majority Black workforce and the site of a racist incident in 2017 involving a noose, a worker whose job duties require frequent contact with other employees tested positive for COVID-19. . .“Our actions here in Memphis are part of a much larger movement to ensure that Black workers are supported and uplifted on the job at AT&T and everywhere else,” said Randall LaPlante, and Executive Board member of CWA Local 3806 in Memphis, Tenn. . .The union’s recent actions include a national work stoppage of 8:46 seconds on June 11 to recognize the brutal murder of George Floyd, a livestream event on Juneteenth celebrating Black workers and educating members on the relationship between economic and racial justice, and a new series of trainings on building an anti-racist union which began the last week of June. . .: CWA Members to Spotlight AT&T’s Pattern of Discriminatory Behavior in Memphis Protest, Demand Protections for Black Lives

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Here is Joe Biden tweeting his support for the strike, organized by his coordinator with Bernie Sanders supporters (see #43):

Joe Biden@JoeBiden·1h In honor of John Lewis, C.T. Vivian, and all the essential workers who have selflessly risked their lives, the Senate should pass a bill that ensures working people get real relief — extended unemployment insurance, rental support, and guaranteed sick leave. #StrikeForBlackLives: Joe Biden@JoeBiden

NPR coverage: A number of Democratic politicians joined in, expressing support in person and through written statements. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke to crowds outside Trump International Hotel in New York, where he pledged to fight for racial and economic equality and passage of the HEROES Act. Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Joseph Kennedy III and State Rep. Liz Miranda all spoke at a demonstration outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Sens. Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren also tweeted statements of solidarity. . .: Essential Workers Hold Walkouts And Protests In National 'Strike For Black Lives'

AP coverage by Aaron Morrison, "a member of the AP's race and ethnicity team" whose Twitter account has a picture of George Floyd and lists one his interests as Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike. The article mentions that there were also strikes in Brazil and South Korea.

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