The labor movement helps Ferguson heal

[loyalsister]

I hope that's a prescient headline. Labor may turn out to be a positive force in this. It sounds like this man gets it.

“Our brother killed our sister’s son,” Trumka said in a speech to a group of union members in St. Louis on Sept. 16, using the sibling nomenclature that union members use to refer to one another. (Both Wilson and Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, are union members.) Acknowledging the powerful tension that Ferguson evokes, Trumka said the United States must address its legacy of violent policing of African-Americans, poverty and racialized economic injustice. Trumka says the fight for safety and just treatment for people of color, who constitute a large proportion of AFL-CIO members, should be a priority on unions’ list of policy demands.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/11/labor-unions-racialinjusticeracerelationsaflcioferguson.html

[JaneyVee]

1. I would like to see Trumka run for prez.

With Krugman as VP.

[loyalsister]

2. Probably not a winning ticket

But, it would definitely open up the possibility of an amazing national dialogue.

[JaneyVee]

3. IDK, Trumka is the real deal. His record is flawless...

He has the backing of millions of working class behind him and he knows his shit when it comes to the balance between labor and capital

[freshwest]

4. Yes, he's the real deal and needs more coverage. I hope this was shown in more than one news outlet.

[loyalsister]

8. It really needs more coverage

Tweet it and post it far and wide! We're all in this together.

[Cha]

5. Wow.. thank you, loyalsister! And, to Richard Trumka for speaking so plainly!

Michael Brown

[loyalsister]

6. Absolutely

It's so nice to find something positive amid all of the propaganda and hysteria! "our brother shot our sister's son" is one of the the starkest truths in this.

[Cha]

7. Kick for Richard Trumka!

[kelliekat44]

9. Helping to level the playing field is the reasons the RWingers hate unions, although many are

union members. It is a sad, sad situation with some folks.