Organizing Victories - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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lilt' for 10\\ \\:It'r, .Ind no
hcnllh bcnl'lib. In it MJIIIC tIll H':~
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pl:lnt--or,hould they n ... I-.. hav­
Ing no job .It all ill nl'~c thc
union \\ on and ;\,lnllfOe moved
1110ro 01 ii' producllon ul'h"h)
btlltle .... bih ..., pal.:ilier ... and in·
fanll.:!tuhc' abrn.u.i ..
!jut the MonrO(" eXJmplc
hnkh nut the po ...... ihility of
l"lpc lor thl'lullln~ Iha, c\ en
d Irumpl'JnJ ... omcllllle ... I1H!'ch
it.... l11al t:h. The AIlli.lI g~lm:lIl'd
Cluthlllg i.tnd Textile \\lorl-..cr... atlcmpt­
Ing to organi/c lht: \1unroc plant \\on
theIr rCl.:og nll ion h ~lttle de'plte
managcmelll· ... thrcill .... And al though
thl'} ha\l' )ct to \'-'lIr" Out thclr flf\t
contract. 110 move IU f\kxlco h ~ I '" been
announ(.'cd.
Where Do We Go
From Here?
In the hue IY3().., PII.~ ... ilknt I·ranl-..IIII
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American, ~I i\e\\ Dc.ll. i.I pledge Ih.1I
gO\ crnlHl"nt \.\. ou It.! \\ or\.. to LTC'IIt: jon ....
,tllIlUl:lIC the eCOIIOIll). ami get Amaica
n:u:k nil It--. fCt:L ;\hno" flO Yl!ur ... kHl!r,
man) Al1lcriL'an~ 1I0\!. Icc l ,hal Nc\!.
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\\·h""rl! government 1 ...''-1 CXPCt:lc:o III UU
Illlll' h or all} thing. To gel IllCI'II,::1
lurned around Inday thl: relatlOlhhlp
h..'I\\ccn go\crnrn,,·llt. hU"'IIlC". IaI)tJl
amI the !!C' lIcral puhlrr 11111,1 r h.mge.
Allhough .111) 'lwng .. md lung·I,"1
I n~ ,,·I.:ollomk rCl'OH'r) \\ III ha\ (' lO
II1dudc the :l1.'1I\l· partll'lp,1I1011 01 nulh
Ih\.' puhlll' .tnd jlrl\ .HL' '\.·llnr .... II mu'l
hI.:.l!1I 1 \\ ilh pUllin)! \ l1Il.'lIGllh had.. 10
\\or\... ;lI1ulhal Illll" hq!1Il \.\ IIh"l C01ll
Illllment 11) the ktlcl.tl gll\.CfIllllCllllO
11 1\0\· ...' III All1cril.:a· ... lutllTi..: . III March.
Ih\.' .\J-L-CIO put nUl I" report, " II
·I"I~\.'''' Jol1, 10 Em! RCL:C"UIII":' ill \\ hieh
Ill· ~ I II ... for ":J , uh, t:lnl l.tl l''''l':JI ' liOl ll l ......
pal \".Igl· 111 lht.: 11l'I.J:!.hn.u huod ul I p\,·r·
l Clli of'lhL' (jl\P, '" .lhulI! ~ 60 billion,
to get Ihe el: ono lll~ lumnl around anti
111m mg .. I h.1I Illl)",-.. ') "(luld \)(' ' Ilelll
on \merica· ... IIIlr" ... llullllrl.·. Ull l'rcal
Illg Il1lonna lio nllL·I\VOr~ ..... trlU nuildllig
,lflmtlJble hOU"'IIIg..
The go\cnulIr.:"1lI IlIu ... 1 .11,0 la\..c .1Il
~u.:ti\l~
roll' in prol1loting rC'I..'.m.:h ami
dc\elopmem III (ultll1g-et.!!!l' tCl:hmllogic
.... Under ~\ cr~ prl..'\ldellt '1I1l,,'
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tlPl11l'lI1 of lIIilil.lr) l,ro.l('(I\ ~sn d ,'-'Il.'n·
1111l' \\. eaplm, IL~,can: h. Tn.,t,I) . ' \ tlh thl..'
Cold \Var bchllill \1 \. lhc gmclllIIH.:llt
mu ... t hc prcp;lrt.:d 10 HlH· ...' III rL~,ear(h
ano o~ \d opmcm 1,'rnu""IICthnvl,)
.gIl" III ".IHeh Al1Icnc~1 lllu ... 1 'l~l1Ialll
"':OIllPClill\C.
The go\crnmCIll lIlu ... 1 gct 't.:riou...
ahulIl redm.: in!! thl' hlll~lIIg Icdt.:l al tid>!
I hrnugh .1 comlunallon of CO'1 &.:111\
ltllnment. Cl'onumlC gHmlh and f\.·\ ­
...:IllK· \.'nh:lJICl.'IlIl.!I11. Ihl' goo. l."ntlllent lilli"
PUI ~ I , top 10 J\meflril · ... crippling hud
gL't ddltil. BU"I IIl''''' .. mitIs ..... \CI) lills
nced 10 p:J~ thclr I';IIf ... 11;lrl." 01 Ilk' 1:1\
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