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The statement below has been endorsed by 368 signers. We at "ground zero NYC" would greatly appreciate your support. To endorse this statement, please e-mail name, union affiliation/position and location to letwin@alaa.org or LaborAgainstWar@yahoogroups.com, or fax this signature page to 212.343.0966. All affiliations and titles listed for identification only (unless otherwise noted). Latest list of signers can be downloaded from
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NEW YORK CITY LABOR AGAINST THE WAR
September 27, 2001
September 11 has brought indescribable suffering to New York City’s working people. We have lost friends, family members and coworkers of all colors, nationalities and religions—a thousand of them union members. An estimated one hundred thousand New Yorkers will lose their jobs.
We condemn this crime against humanity and mourn those who perished. We are proud of the rescuers and the outpouring of labor support for victims’ families. We want justice for the dead and safety for the living.
And we believe that George Bush’s war is not the answer.
No one should suffer what we experienced on September 11. Yet war will inevitably harm countless innocent civilians, strengthen American alliances with brutal dictatorships and deepen global poverty—just as the United States and its allies have already inflicted widespread suffering on innocent people in such places as Iraq, Sudan, Israel and the Occupied Territories, the former Yugoslavia and Latin America.
War will also take a heavy toll on us. For Americans in uniform—the overwhelming number of whom are workers and people of color—it will be another Vietnam. It will generate further terror in this country against Arabs, Muslims, South Asians, people of color and immigrants, and erode our civil liberties.
It will redirect billions to the military and corporate executives, while draining such essential domestic programs as education, health care and the social security trust. In New York City and elsewhere, it will be a pretext for imposing “austerity” on labor and poor people under the guise of “national unity.”
War will play into the hands of religious fanatics—from Osama bin Laden to Jerry Falwell—and provoke further terrorism in major urban centers like New York.
Therefore, the undersigned New York City metro-area trade unionists believe a just and effective response to September 11 demands:
*NO WAR. It is wrong to punish any nation or people for the crimes of individuals—peace requires global social and economic justice.
*JUSTICE, NOT VENGEANCE. An independent international tribunal to impartially investigate, apprehend and try those responsible for the September 11 attack.
*OPPOSITION TO RACISM—DEFENSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES. Stop terror, racial profiling and legal restrictions against people of color and immigrants, and defend democratic rights.
*AID FOR THE NEEDY, NOT THE GREEDY. Government aid for the victims’ families and displaced workers—not the wealthy. Rebuild New York City with union labor, union pay, and with special concern for new threats to worker health and safety.
*NO LABOR “AUSTERITY.” The cost of September 11 must not be borne by working and poor New Yorkers. No surrender of workers’ living standards, programs or other rights.
Signers list in formation: Rev. October 16, 2000–13:05
ALL INDIVIDUAL AFFILIATIONS AND TITLES LISTED FOR IDENTIFICATION ONLY (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
NYC METRO AREA
>>>>UNION BODIES (Official Union Endorsements)(2)
*AFSCME DC 1707
*AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
>>>>PRINCIPAL OFFICERS (12):
*Larry Adams, Pres., National Postal Mail Handlers Union L.300
*Barbara Bowen, Pres., Professional Staff Congress-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Arthur Cheliotes, Pres., CWA L.1180
*Michael Letwin, Pres., Ass’n. of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW L.2325
*Jill Levy, Pres., Council of Supervisors and Administrators, NYSFSA, AFSA L.1
*Kim V. Medina, Pres., AFSCME L.253 & Pres., DC 1707
*Victoria Mitchell, Pres., AFSCME L.107; VP, DC 1707.
*Maida Rosenstein, Pres., UAW L.2110
*Joel Schwartz, Pres., AFSCME, Civil Service Employees Ass’n. L.446
*Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN, Chairperson, State Delegate Assembly, NY State Nurses Ass’n.
*Brenda Stokely, Pres., AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Jonathan Tasini, Pres., National Writers Union/UAW L.1981
>>>>OTHER (258)
*Jayma Abdoo, Jt. Council Del., UAW L.2110
*Ervand Abrahanian, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Tristin Adie, Steward, CWA L.1109
*Marilyn Albert, RN, SEIU L.1199
*George Albro, Sec’y-Treas., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Tom Anderson, Vice-Chairperson, OSA
*Amun Ankhra, Exec. Bd., AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Hyacinth Anthonyson, UAW L.2110
*Anthony Arnove, NWU/UAW L.1981
*Sylvia Aron, NYC CLC Rehab.; Past-Pres., AAUP, Adelphi U. Chap.
*Stanley Aronowitz, Union-Wide Officer & Exec. Council, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Daniel Ashworth, Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Anthony Assent, Del., AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Harold Bahr III, Chair, GLTGC, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Ellen Baker, Asst. Prof. of History, Columbia U.; AAUP
*Joshua Barnett, AFSCME L.375, DC 37
*Thomas Barton, Steward, AFSCME L.768, DC 37
*Lisa Baum, Staff, AFSCME DC 37
*Dave Beal, Interim-Treas., UUR (Long Island)
*Nicholas K. Bedell, Griev. Rep., CWE/UFT
*Ed Beechert, NWU/UAW L.1981; Del., Northwest OR Labor Council
*Dorothee Benz, Communications Dir., CWA L.1180
*Debra Bergen, Dir. of Contract Admin., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Carl Biers, Exec. Dir., AUD
*Maggie Block, UNITE!; Fed. of Union Reps.
*Peter Blum, Acting VP/CAB, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Ricky Blum, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Robert Bomersbach, OSA
*Ian Brand, UNITE! L.169
*Caroline N. Brown, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Bill Bradley, Del., SEIU L.32B-J
*June Brewster-Roger, Education Dir., AFSCME DC 1707
*Renate Bridenthal, Chair, Int’l Cttee., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Rachel Burd, labor consultant, NWU/UAW L.1981
*Gregory A. Butler, UBCJA L.608
*Chris Butters, AFSCME L.1070, DC 37
*Barbara H. Chasin, Officer, AFT L.1904, Montclair State U.
*A.B. Chitty, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334; USN 1965-1969, Vietnam, 1966-1967, 1968, NY/VVAW
*Maria J. Chiu, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Kimberly Christensen, UUP
*Patricia Clough, Queens College Chap. Officer, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Antonia Codling, Chair, ACLA, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Hillel Cohen, Del., SEIU L.1199
*Catherine Cook, Jt. Council Del., UAW L.2110
*Sandi E. Cooper, Prof. of Hist., College of SI & Grad. Sch.-CUNY/frm. chair, Univ. Fac. Senate; PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Thelma C. Correll, SEIU L.1199, Retirees Chap. Exec. Cttee.; AUD Adv. Bd.; PHANYC
*Lillian Cozzarelli, CWA L.1180
*Teresa Crawford, OPEIU, L.153
*Claire Crosby, GSEU/UAW L.2110
*Bill Davis, AFSCME DC 37 Retirees
*Susan E. Davis, Co-Chair, NWU/UAW L.1981; founder Writers for Mumia
*Jackie DiSalvo, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Robert E. Dow, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Bryce Dowd, Organizer, SEIU L.1199
*Steve Downs, Exec. Bd., TWU L.100
*Tim Dubnau, Dir. of Org., CWA L.1034
*Phyllis Eckhaus, NWU/UAW L.1981
*Madeleine M. Egger, CWA L.1101
*Hester Eisenstein, Queens College Chap., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Toby Emmer, Dir., UAW Region 9A Education Fund
*Hugh English, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Hillary Exter, LSSA/UAW L.2320
*Samuel Farber, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Kate Fitzer, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, Organizer, NYTWA
*Jordan Flaherty, SEIU Int’l Organizer (NYC)
*Geoffrey Fox, NY L.Steering Cttee., NWU/UAW L.1981
*Josh Fraidstern, TWU L.100
*Richard W. Franke, Exec. Bd., AFT L.1904, Montclair State U.
*Leona Frederick, VP, AFSCME L.95, DC 1707
*Lew Friedman, fmr. Exec. Bd., UFT
*Eric Fruman, AFT
*Hank Frundt, State Exec. Council, AFT L.2274, Ramapo College (Mahwah, NJ)
*Brenda Fung, AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Nanette Funk, Brooklyn College Chap., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Pam Galpern, Steward, CWA L.1101
*Livia Gershon, SEIU L.32B-32J
*Mike Gimbel, Del., AFSCME L.375, DC 37; Del., NYC CLC
*Gary Goff, Rec. Sec’y, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Marty Goodman, Exec. Bd., TWU L.100
*Winston A. Gordon, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Mark Grashow, Fmr. Chap. Chairperson, UFT
*Shirley Gray, Griev. Rep., OSA
*Michael Green, Staff Rep., AFSCME DC 1707
*Lorraine Guess, Rec. Sec’y, AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*George Gulifield, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Larry Hanley, City College Del., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Elon Harpaz, Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Michele Hart, Staff Rep., AFSCME DC 1707
*Bill Henning, VP, CWA L.1180
*Lucy Herschel, Del., SEIU L.1199, LAS Chap.
*Ed Hilbrich, SSA/SEIU L.693
*Carol Hochberg, VP/JRD, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Norman Hodgett, AFSCME L.371, DC 37
*Peter Hogness, PSU
*Adriene Holder, VP/Civil, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Nancy Holmstrom, AAUP, Rutgers-Newark
*Nina Howes, RN, Del., SEIU L.1199
*Dean Hubbard, union attorney, Labor & Employment Cttee., Nat’l Steering Cttee., NLG
*Norman Hodgett, AFSCME SSEU/L.371 (ret.)
*Carolyn Hughes, UFT
*Lisa Jessup, Organizer, UAW L.2110
*Christine Karatnytsky, Exec. Bd., NY Public Library Guild, AFSCME L.1930; Ed., L.1930 Update
*Ron Johnson, Public Relations Dir., AFSCME DC 1707
*Danny Katch, IBT L.804
*Cindi Katz, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Patrick Kavanagh, CWA L.1032
*Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, Dir., Queens College Worker Education Extension Center; PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*David Kazanjian, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Dian Killian, Organizer, Journalism Div., NWU/UAW L.1981
*Terry Klug, Sec’y-Treas., TWU L.241
*Lisa Maya Knauer, GSOC/UAW L.2110
*Kevin Kniffin, Bus. Agent, GSEU/CWA L.1104
*Tom Knutson, UAW L.2110
*Bill Koehnlein, NWU/UAW L.1981
*John Korber, IWW-NYC; UFT
*Daniella Korotzer, Alt. VP/LAS CDD-Brooklyn, Health & Safety Rep., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Kitty Krupat, Barg. Team, GSOC/UAW L.2110
*Uma Kutwal, Fmr. Pres., AFSCME L.375, DC 37
*Ray Laforest, Staff Rep., DC 1707, AFSCME
*Robert Lapides, BMCC Chap., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Jane Latour, Dir., Women’s Proj., AUD; Man. Ed., Hardhat Mag.; NWU/UAW L.1981
*Tatiana Lemon, Del., SEIU L.1199, LAS Chap.
*Robert Lesko, VP, AFT L.3882
*Jon Levine, AFL-CIO Labor's Community Services, Union Co. Labor Council, CWA L.1010 & UAW L.595
*Eileen A. McCann, Alt. Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*John McCarthy, Staff, TWU L.100
*Patrick McCreery, GSOC/UAW L.2110
*Earl McFadden, AFSCME L.153, DC 1707
*Siobhan McGrath, Unit Chair, UAW L.2110
*Charles McLaughlin, SEIU L.1199
*Robert McMillan, Controller, AFSCME DC 1707
*Miguel Maldonado, Pres., Immigrant Worker’s Association
*Julius Margolin, IATSE L.52
*Anthony L.Massa, Senior Action (retirees), NYC CLC
*Luis Matos, U.S. Healthcare Trade Union Cttee.
*Barton Meyers, Chair, Griev. Policy Cttee., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Aaron Micheau, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Claude Misukewicz, UAW L.2110
*Charlene Mitchell, Asst. to the Pres., AFSCME L.371, DC 37
*Chuck Mohan, Pres., Guyanese-American Workers United; Staff Rep., AFSCME DC 1707
*Charles Molesworth, Acting Chair, Queens College Chap., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Kim Moody, NWU/UAW L.1981; Labor Notes Policy Cttee.
*John Mooney, Vice Chairman of Station Agents, TWU L.100
*Caryn L.Morgan, Staff Rep., AFSCME DC 1707
*Florence Morgan, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Susan Olivia Morris, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Jeff Olshansky, SEIU L.1199, LAS Chap.
*Amy Muldoon, CWA L.1106
*Soo Kyung Nam, UAW L.2320
*Ken Nash, Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report in Exile
*Henri L.Nereaux, Fmr. VP, Masters Mates & Pilots/ILA
*Marcia Newfield, BMCC Chap. Officer, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Catherine Newton, Alt. Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Daniel Nichols, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Matt Noyes, Education Coordinator, AUD; NWU/UAW L.1981
*Tony O’Brien, Del., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*John O'Connor, Sec’y-Treas., AFM L.1000
*Rick O’Gorman, Bus. Agent At-large, GSEU/CWA L.1104
*Susan O’Malley, Exec. Council, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Dennis O’Neil, Leg. Dir., NY Metro Area Postal Union, APWU
*Richard L.Oeser, IATSE L.52; Cornell Labor Studies; Nat’l Labor College
*Rene Orellana, public health educator (ret.), DC 37
*Martin Paddio, UAW L.2110
*Greg Pason, NJ Steering Cttee., NWU/UAW L.1981
*J.P. Patafio, New Directions Caucus & Exec. Bd., TWU L.100
*Paul Peloquin, Del., LSSA/UAW 2320
*Andy Piascik, Program Coord., AUD; NWU/UAW L.1981
*John Pietaro, Del., SEIU L.1199, Health Systems Div.
*Leonard Polletta, VP, Legal Dept. Staff Assn., AFSCME DC 37
*Pride at Work, NY
*Jeannette Pringle, Treas., AFSCME L.389, DC 1707
*Jim Provost, LSSA/UAW 2320
*Mike Quinn, High School Del., UFT
*Jugo Quintero, U.S. Healthcare Trade Union Cttee.
*Gloria E. Quiñones, Fmr. member, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Peter Ranis, Exec. Council, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Shirley Rausher, BMCC Del., PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Amie Ravitz, union labor attorney; Fmr. Del.and Exec. Bd., LSSA/UAW 2320
*Adolph Reed, Jr. NWU/UAW L.1981
*Joan Max Reinmuth, RN, NYSNA
*Michael Relyea, Fmr. VP, AFSCME L.1113, DC 37
*Dominic Renda, CWA L.1105
*Marc Ribot, AFM L.802
*Sally Ridgeway, AAUP, Adelphi Chap.
*Winston Roche, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Cicely Rodway, Queens College Chap. Officer, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Terrance Romeo, AFSCME L.1113, DC 37
*Nancy Romer, Exec. Council, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Mimi Rosenberg, Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*George Rosenthal, NALC Branch 41
*Rochelle Rosenthal, Steward, AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Andrew Rowe, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Cathy Ruckelshaus, Litigation Dir., NELP
*Trudy Rudnick, Organizer, AFT L.3882
*Sharon Ruffin, Proj. Staff Organizer, AFSCME DC 1707
*Michael Ruscigno, IBT L.802
*Eduardo Santiago, Exec. Dir., LCLAA-NYC
*Luz Santiago, Field Services Dir., AFSCME DC 1707
*Norelis Santiago, OPEIU, L.153
*Jay Schaffner, Supervisor, Nat’l Contracts Dept., AFM L.802
*Tim Schermerhorn, Vice Pres., RTO, TWU L.100
*Jose Schiffino, Organizer, UNITE! L.169
*Jason Schulman, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Wendy Scribner, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Silochoni Seerattan, AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Elba Serrano, Admin. Services/Personnel Dir., AFSCME DC 1707
*Hasan Shafiqullah, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Ryan Shanahan, SEIU L.1199, LAS Chap.
*Carole Shreefter, SEIU L.1199
*Jana Silverman, UAW L.2110
*Cleo Silvers, SEIU L.1199; Workers to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
*Barbara Slemmer, UFT
*Neil Smith, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*George Snedeker, Disability Rights Cttee., UUP
*Joyce Soso, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Ann Sparanese, Steward, RWDSU L.29
*Claudette R. Spencer, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Rob Spencer, Dir. of Media Services, OSA
*Deirdre Griswold Stapp, NYSUT L.24-005
*Michael Sullivan, Organizer, UNITE!
*Gibb Surette, Del., LSSA/UAW 2320
*Sean Sweeney, Dir., Cornell Labor Studies
*Kyle Talbert, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*John Talbutt, AFSCME SSEU/L.371, DC 37
*Norman Taylor, VP, AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Terry Taylor, IBEW L.827, Black Telephone Workers For Justice
*Steve Terry, Alt. Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Miriam Thompson, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Sin Sin Tong, fmr. Member, AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*Azalia Torres, Alt. VP/CDD-Brooklyn, ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Merry Tucker, UFT
*Glenn Turnbull, Exec. Bd., AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*G.L.Tyler, Political Dir., AFSCME DC 1707
*Juliet Ucelli, UFT
*Mark Ungar, PSC-CUNY/AFT L.2334
*Andrea de Urquiza, Organizer, UAW L.2110
*Ninfa Vassallo, Dir. Home Health Care, AFSCME DC 1707
*Amanda Vender, Sec’y, Newspaper Guild of NY, TNG, CWA
*Lise Vogel, AAUP/CBC
*Marilyn Vogt-Downey, UFT
*Kit Wainer, UFT
*Naomi Walcott, SEIU L.1199
*Michael Ware, Steward, CWA L.1109
*Ron Washington, IBEW L.827, Black Telephone Workers For Justice
*Rosemary Washington, AFSCME DC 1707
*Steve Weiner, Steward, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Pat Whitted, Steward, AFSCME L.215; Del., DC 1707
*Edlyn Willer, Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Corinne Willinger, PEF
*James Wilson, Sec’y-Treas., AFSCME L.215, DC 1707
*JoAnn Wypijewski, TNGNY/CWA
*Jacob Yagnatinsky, AFSCME L.2627, DC 37
*Michael Yates, Assoc. Ed., Monthly Review magazine; Prof. Emeritus, U. of Pittsburgh; CWA; NWU/UAW L.1981
*Ethan Young, NWU/UAW L.1981
*Naomi Zauderer, NELP; UAW L.2320, UAW L.1981
*Milton Zelermyer, Del., ALAA/UAW L.2325
*Robert Zuss, VP/CDD-Brooklyn, ALAA/UAW L.2325
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ENDORSERS
>>>>PRESIDENTS (6)
*Alan Fisher, AFT L.2121 (San Francisco)
*Chris Goodwin, AFSCME L.3592 (Boulder, CO)
*Ruth Holbrook, Sacramento CLC
*John Riehl, AFSCME L.207 (Detroit)
*Michael-David Sasson, Coalition of University Employees L.3 (Oakland, CA)
*Sabina Virgo, AFSCME L.2620 (Statewide CA)
>>>>OTHER (89)
*Stephen Aberle, ACTRA/Union of British Columbia Performers (Vancouver)
*Robin Alexander, UE Dir. of International Labor Affairs
*Douglas Anderson, UE L.896/Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, U. of Iowa
*Diana Barahona, Los Angeles District, CWA
*Edward Barahona, NALC L.1100 (Long Beach, CA)
*Sandy Bauer, Steward Coordinator, BCNU (British Columbia)
*Erwin Baur, Fmr.-Pres., UAW L.306 (Berkeley, CA)
*Catherine Bell, VP, BCGEU (Burnaby, Canada)
*Alan Benjamin, OPEIU L.3; Del., S.F. CLC
*Geoff Bickerton, Dir. of Research, CUPW (Ottawa)
*Margaret Blamey, CEP L.468 (Vancouver)
*Michele Bollinger, WTU/AFT L.6 (DC)
*Bill Bumpers, UE L.262 (Somerville, MA)
*Jeffrey W. Burritt, NOLSW/UAW L.2320
*Duane Campbell, CFA/SEIU L.1983 (CA)
*Nancy Grimley Carleton, NWU L.3/UAW L.1981 (S.F. Bay Area)
*Robert Cartwright, NJEA
*Dave Cunningham, SEIU L.250 (Fremont, CA)
*Helen Davis, NPMHU L.218 (Hendersonville, NC)
*Andrea Dehlendorf, Organizing Coordinator, SEIU L.1877 (CA)
*Roger Dittmann, Prof. of Physics Emeritus, CA State U., Fullerton; Pres., US Fed. of Scholars and Scientists; Fmr-Pres., AFT L.1588; Fmr-Sec’y, United Prof. of CA; Rep., Orange Co. CLC
*Sandy Eaton, RN, Bd. of Dir., MNA (Quincy, MA)
*Tom Edminster, UESF (AFT/NEA); Del., SF CLC; Labor in the Schools Cttee., CFT
*Michael Eisenscher, Dir. of Organizational Development, U. Council, AFT (Berkeley)
*Larry Frank, UCLA Labor Center
*Fred Furlong, Atlantic Region Education Officer, CUPW, (Halifax, NS)
*Robert “Gabe” Gabrielsky, Steward, HERE L.54 (Atlantic City, NJ)
*Judith Kegan Gardiner, AFT, U. of Illinois at Chicago
*Alex Garza, Bd. Member, LCLAA; CSEA/SEIU L.1000 (state workers) (Sacramento)
*Phil Gasper, NWU L.3/UAW L.1981 (S.F. Bay Area)
*Javier Gonzalez, Lead External Organizer, SEIU L.1877, Sand Shop Steward, Building Service Staff Union (BSSU) (Los Angeles)
*Sumanth Gopinath, GESO/HERE, Yale U. (New Haven)
*Dean T. Hall, International Organizer, SEIU (Los Angeles)
*Wayne Heimbach, Producer, Labor Express Radio (Chicago)
*Douglas Higbee, UAW L.2865 (Irvine, CA)
*Ed Hunt, Exec. Bd., SEIU L.925 (Seattle WA); Exec. Bd., Pride at Work, AFL-CIO
*Jef Keighley, National Rep., CAW (Vancouver)
*Greg King, SEIU L.285 (Boston)
*Roger Kishi, HEU (Vancouver)
*Chris Kutalik, Steward, ATU L.1549 (Austin)
*Labour Left Briefing (London)
*Tom Laney, Shop Committeeman, UAW L.879 (Minneapolis/St-Paul)
*Elly Leary, UAW L.2324 (Boston)
*Kathy Lipscomb, Field Rep., SEIU L.250 (San Francisco)
*Ian McCarthy, NSW Sec’y, Communications Electrical & Plumbing Union, Telecommunications and Services Branch (Sydney, AU)
*Bob McCloskey, Business Agent, SEIU L.535 (Los Angeles)
*Dorothy Macedo, UNISON Rep. to Exec. Cttee., Greater London Labour Party
*Ian Malcolm-Walker, National Conference Del.& Regional Disability Advisory Cttee., MSF Derby General Branch 0880 (UK)
*Bob Mandel, Exec. Bd., OEA (Oakland, CA)
*James Mattiace, SEA-OEA (Springfield, OR)
*William C. Meecham, Ph.D, AAUP
*John M. Michon, DGA member, IATSE (Los Angeles)
*John P. Murphy, UAW L.376 (Hartford, CT)
*Michal Elaine Myers, Chapter Chair, UTLA/AFT L.1021 (Los Angeles)
*Aaron Newman, AFT-Oregon/AFT L.3544
*Peter B. Olney, Institute for Labor and Employment, U. of California (San Francisco)
*Mike Parker, UAW L.1700; Labor Notes (Detroit)
*Harry S. Pariser, NWU/UAW L.1981 (San Francisco)
*Jan Perkins, UAW L.2000, (OH) *Sandy Polishuk, VP for Political Affairs, PSUFA/AFT; Treas., OR local, NWU/UAW L.1981
*Mel Pritchard, Union Representative, Marin Association of Public Employees/SEIU L.949; AFM L.6 (San Francisco)
*Fred Prockiw, Organizer, SEIU L.6 (Seattle)
*Roland Rance, Sec’y, Waltham Forest Trades Union Council (London, UK)
*Teófilo Reyes, Labor Notes, CWA L.34022/TNG (Detroit)
*Marc Rich, Exec. Bd., UTLA/AFT L.1021 (Los Angeles)
*Stewart M. Robinson, CSU-AAUP (ret.) (Cleveland)
*Valerie C. Robinson, OFT (ret.) (Cleveland)
*Ed Rosario, VP, GCIU L.4N (San Francisco)
*Jonathan Rosenblum, Organizing Coordinator, SEIU (Seattle)
*Star Rosenthal, Rep., HEU; CEP L.468 (Vancouver)
*Albert Sargis, UAW L.2324 (Boston U. Clerical/Technical Workers)
*Sy Schuster, Prof. Emeritus of Mathematics, Carleton College, AAUP (Northfield, Minnesota)
*Anita Seth, GESO/HERE, Yale U. (New Haven)
*Herbert Shapiro, Prof. of History, Emeritus; Past-Pres., AAUP, U. of Cincinnati Chapter
*Eva Sharell, Exec. Member, Vancouver Community College Faculty Association/CIEA L.15
*Judy Shattuck, Sec’y, Coalition of University Employees (Berkeley)
*Simmi Singh, GSEU/UAW L.2110 (Irvine, CA)
*Andor Skotnes, Co-Chair, Sage Faculty Association/NEA-NY (Troy, NY)
*Jim Smith, VP, AFSCME L.1108 (Los Angeles)
*Jim Stanford, Economist, CAW (Toronto)
*R. Stockwell, IWW IU 610 (California)
*Susan Stout, CAW L.2213 (ret.) (Vancouver)
*Cameron Studevant, NWU/UAW L.1981 (S.F. Bay Area)
*Lee Sustar, NWU/UAW L.1981 (Chicago)
*Patrick Switzer, SEIU L.925/CSA (Seattle)
*Todd Tollefson, CWA/TNG L.37083 WashTech (Seattle)
*Linda Tubach, House of Representatives, AFT L.1021 (Los Angeles)
*Lynne Turner, ICEM North America (D.C.)
*Rachel Tutte, HSA (BC, Canada)
*Francisco Ugarte, CNA (San Francisco)
*Rodney Ward, Reserve Chair, AFA LEC 69 (Boston)
*Lynne Williams, MSEA/SEIU
*Sheila Wilmot, CEP (Toronto)
*Julia Witwer, SEIU L.616 (Fremont, CA)
*Jon Zerolnick Research Analyst, AFL-CIO (Fort Collins, CO)
*Stacey Zimmerman, Shop Chair (CT Citizens Action Group), UAW L.376
>>>>>GLOSSARY
AAUP. American Association of University Professors
ACLA. Attorneys of Color of Legal Aid
ACTRA. Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists
AFA. Association of Flight Attendants
AFM. American Federation of Musicians
AFSA. American Federation of School Administrators
AFT. American Federation of Teachers
AFSCME. American Federation. of State, County and Municipal Employees
ALAA. Association of Legal Aid Attorneys
APWU. American Postal Workers Union
ATU. Amalgamated Transit Union
AUD. Association for Union Democracy
BCGEU. BC Government and Service Employees Union (Canada)
BCNU. British Columbia Nurses Association
CAB. Legal Aid Society Criminal Appeals Bureau
CAW. Canadian Auto Workers
CDD. Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division
CEP. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union
CFA. California Faculty Association
CIEA. College Institute Educators’ Association (Canada)
CLC. Central Labor Council
CNA. California Nurses Association
CSEA. Civil Service Employees Association
CUNY. City University of New York
CUPW. Canadian Union of Postal Workers
CWA. Communication Workers of America
CWE. Consortium for Worker Education
DC. AFSCME District Council
Del. Delegate
FSA. Federation of School Administrators
GCIU. Graphic Communications International Union
GLTGC. Gay, Lesbian, Trans-Gender Caucus
GSEU. Graduate Student Employees Union
GSOC. Graduate Student Organizing Committee
HERE. Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union
HEU. Hospital Employees’ Union (Canada)
HSA. Health Sciences Association (Canada)
IATSE. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
IBEW. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBT. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
ICEM. International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions,
IWW. Industrial Workers of the World
JRD. Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Division
L. Local Union
LAS. Legal Aid Society of New York
LCLAA. Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
LSSA. Legal Services Staff Association
MNA. Massachusetts Nurses Association
MSEA. Maine State Employees Association
MSF. Manufacturing Science and Finance (UK)
NALC. National Association of Letter Carriers
NELP. National Employment Law Project
NJEA. New Jersey Education Association
NLG. National Lawyers Guild
NOLSW. National Organization of Legal Services Workers
NPMHU. National Postal Mail Handlers Union
NWU. National Writers Union
NYSNA. New York State Nurses Association
NYTWA. New York Taxi Workers Alliance’
OEA. Oakland Education Association
OFT. Ohio Fed. of Teachers
OPEIU. Office and Professional Employees International Union
OSA. Organization of Staff Analysts
PEF. Public Employees Federation
PHANYC. Public Health Association of NYC
PSC. Professional Staff Congress-City University of New York
PSU. Professional Staff Union
PSUFA. Portland State University Faculty Association (OR)
RWDSU. Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
SEIU. Service Employees International Union
SSEU. Social Service Employees Union
TNG. The Newspaper Guild
TWU. Transport Workers Union
UAW. United Auto Workers
UBCJA. United Brotherhood of Carpenter and Joiners of America
UE. United Electrical Workers
UESF. United Educators of San Francisco
UFT. United Federation of Teachers
UNISON. Public Services Union (UK)
UNITE! Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
UUP. United University Professions
UUR. Union of Union Representastives
VVAW. Vietnam Veterans Against the War
WASHTECH. Washington Alliance of Technology Workers
WTU. Washington Teachers Union (DC)