Published 20 Oct, 2011
Those are the chants echoed throughout Zuccotti Park in New York as Occupy Wall Street has sparked solidarity actions across the nation from North Carolina, Arizona, Michigan and Kentucky and internationally to Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, England and Canada.
The movement has also received support and endorsements from numerous organizations and labor unions, such as TWU.
Since Oct. 5, TWU has pledged its support to Occupy Wall Street and similar actions across the nation and on Oct. 13, TWU International donated a generator to Occupy DC so they can continue their peaceful grassroots movement inspired and based on Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together.
“It’s about working families, our future, our economy,” said International President James C. Little as he thanked Occupy DC protestors. “This is making people aware and I’m very proud to say TWU will be standing behind and supporting all of these activities.”
The generator will be used for their media center, to charge computer batteries and to run stovetops among other things to keep their movement alive.
Like other Occupy actions spreading across the country, it is composed of students, activists, the unemployed and employed, citizens and the underrepresented 99 percent who want to separate money from politics and repair America, a message TWU stands behind.
“It is important for labor to be involved,” said President Little. “We have been fighting this fight for over 100 years. We fight at the bargaining table to improve the welfare of our people and it continues to be tougher and tougher.”
Occupy DC, which started on Oct. 1, is occupying Washington’s McPherson Square, just blocks from the White House and is focused on spreading the idea of Occupy Together and Occupy Wall Street in our nation’s capital.
TWU will continue to support Occupy Wall Street and similar actions across the country where there is a focus on corporate greed and job creation instead of bailouts for the wealthy.
“This message has to be heard, be continuous and cannot be stopped,” said Little.