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May Day with a sense of urgency!
 As long as there are workers and labor organizations, May Day will be celebrated as the International Workers Day.
In USA, the immigrant movement brought back May Day in 2006 to join the international labor movement back again.
This year as the crisis deepens, and the living conditions of millions worsen, millions of people worldwide are demanding no to pay for the crisis that the big banks and corporations created by themselves. In the last weeks workers across the nation has been marching with banners that said "Bail Out The Workers, No the Banks".
Locally in Madison and Dane County the crisis is already affecting thousands of immigrants, workers and poor families. Layoffs, cuts in social services, massive foreclosures or the recently increase of the Bus Fare are only a few examples of how we, the workers, are suffering the effects of the crisis.
Issues that add up to the already fragile situation of thousands of immigrant families, harrased daily by Sheriff Mahoney's ICE collaboration policies and an already limited budget for low income families.
It is time to stop this social attacks and demand our rights!!!! We want to invite YOU to join the Rally of May Day: March for the poor, immigrants & workers.
We demand!
* Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act * Universal health care now * Mandatory paid sick leave * A living wage * Halt foreclosures and evictions * Increased funding for Section 8 housing * Free university tuition for low-income students * No increase in bus fares * A living wage for W-2 workers * Real funding for public schools * Immigrant access to identification and drivers licenses * Amnesty for immigrant workers * Stop sheriff notification to ICE * No firings for Social Security no match letters.
List of Endorsers (last updated April 5th)
* Immigrant Workers Union * Workers International League * International Socialist Organization * AFSCME Local 171 * South Central Federation of Labor * Liberty Tree * Four Lakes Green Party * Student Progressive Dane * Student Labor Action Coalition * GEF 1 Stewards Committee * AFSCME Local 145 * TAA (confirmation pending) * State Employees Action Coalition (confirmation pending) * Latino Law Students Association * AFSCME Local 333 * Peregrine Forum * Progressive Dane * IBEW Local 2304 * Madison Area Peace Coalition * The ProgressiveMagazine * The Workers' Rights Center * Freedom, Inc * MEChA * Industrial Workers of the World * Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice.
Join the May Day March!
Take the Day Off on May First and join the March!
Come to the events and meetings. Next Meeting Wednesday, april 8th, 6:00PM at 29. E. Wilson St.
Spread the word, print and post the posters (List of files)
Ask your union, school, organization to endorse the rally (endorsement PDF)
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Upcoming events:
* Activists protests Bus Fare Increase calling riders to join the May Day Rally!
Monday, April 6 th
* May First Allies Meeting!
April 8th 6pm @ 29 E. Wilson St.
* WHY BLACKS AND LATINOS MUST STRUGGLE TOGETHER?
April 15th, 7pm, Vera Court Center
* UTI Asamblea Informativa
April 18th, 4pm @ South MATC
* Rally for the Poor, the Immigrants and the Workers! May First, 11AM
*MovieNite: Norma Rae
May 5th, 6:30pm @ Escape Coffee
* UTI Fundraiser!
May 7th, 6:30PM @ The Dardanelles
Why Blacks And Latinos Must Struggle Together?
 Vera Court Neighborhood Center WEDNESDAY APRIL 15TH, 7PM
UTI Asamblea Informativa
Abril 18 MATC, 4PM en el MATC del Sur (Park St)
Asunto: Que hacer sobre amenaza de despido y preparaciones para el 1º de Mayo.
Más información: Alex 345.9544 o Yvonne 335.0357
Vénga a informarse sobre qué hacer cuando el empresario le quiere despedir por su estatus migratorio; cuando le amenazan por la falta de papeles o la carta de seguro.
También se hablará de las preparaciones para el 1º de Mayo y cómo usted puede ayudar!
Al final de la reunion se hara un taller sbre como rellenar un Poder Notarial en caso de que sea detenido por la Migra. este un documento muy importante para estar preparado contra las redadas. Comida, Bebida y Cuidado de Niños GRATIS!
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