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Statement & Petition
Call For AFL-CIO Action on US Attack On Iraq Unionists

THE BAY AREA LABOR Committee For Peace & Justice urges the national AFL-CIO to take a public position against the occupation of Iraq and  President Bush's use of the US military to attack unionists in Iraq.

The recent arrests of leaders of Iraq's Union of the Unemployed and a raid on the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions on December 6, 2003 by US forces constitute a threat to all democratic rights.

The ICFTU as well as many other unions from throughout the world have voiced their protest against these union busting tactics. The AFL-CIO should not continue to remain silent on this issue

We call on the national AFL-CIO to issue a forceful NO! to the use of the US military for union busting, at home or abroad.

We, the undersigned, endorse this request and urge prompt AFL-CIO action:

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