Eesha Williams's Blog, page 179
November 21, 2011
November 16, 2011
Civil Disobedience and March Planned in Springfield
On November 21, from 11 a.m. until about 2 p.m., there will be a march and optional non-violent civil disobedience in Springfield to protest banks that pay their CEOs millions while evicting poor people from their homes in the Valley. People will meet behind the Dunkin Donuts at Central Street and Main Street, Malcolm Chu told the Valley Post. Chu is an organizer with the group Springfield No One Leaves www.SpringfieldNoOneLeaves.org
The group has been endorsed by the local chapters of the:
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November 9, 2011
Springfield Labor Rally Is Nov. 10
On November 10 at 5 p.m., workers will rally in Springfield to protest a company that violated laws protecting workers' right to form a union. The public is invited. A union election will be conducted by mail starting November 14. Ballots will be counted on November 30, said Ivette Hernandez, one of the workers who will vote on whether to join the Service Employees union Local 509.
