Tonight, Jan 27th, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO passed 
the following anti-war, anti-Patriot Act resolution unanimously and 
enthusiastically at a very well attended delegates' meeting. 
 

Resolution Opposing the Bush Administration's War On Iraq
 

WHEREAS, union members and leaders have the responsibility to inform all 
working people about the issues that affect our lives, jobs, and families, 
and to be heard in the national debate on these issues; and
 

WHEREAS, the billions of dolloars spent to stage and execute this war are 
being taken away from our schools, hospitals, housing, and Social Security 
and services for the poor in the midst of the greatest economic crisis in 
recent memory, even as the Bush Administration simultaneously plans even more 
giveaways and welfare for their rich supporters; and
 

WHEREAS, the Bush Administration has spearheaded a renewed assault on 
organized labor which includes use of Taft-Hartley against dockworkers, 
excluding over 50,000 federal airport screeners' right to organize, 
privatizing nearly 200,000 federal jobs covered by the American Federatin of 
Government Employees(AFGE) and removing collective bargaining rights from 
these employees; and
 

WHEREAS, the war is a pretext for attacks on labor, civil, immigrant and 
human rights; and
 

WHEREAS, the Bush Administration's drive for war serves as a cover and 
distraction for the sinking economy, ongoing corporate corruption and 
layoffs; and
 

WHEREAS, the Bush Administration and Congress' US Patriot Act serves to 
undermine labor's right to organize and fight anti-immigrant attacks by 
expanding the government's ability to detain non-citizens, to conduct 
telephone and internet surveillance, and to carry out secret searches;
 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Los Angeles Conty Federation of Labor, 
AFL-CIO stands firmly against the Bush Admininstration's drive to war and 
calls for a re-ordering of our national priorities which must include 
allocation of resources to provide jobs, education, health care, a clean 
environment, and social justice; and
 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, 
AFL-CIO will work so that organized labor, the national AFL-CIO, and the many 
allies of working men and women take a stand against the US Patriot Act and 
Homeland Security Act; and
 

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, 
AFL-CIO joins other labor organizations, and community allies to actively 
promote and participate in activities opposing the Bush Administration's 
drive to war
 
 
 

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