Brazilian Unions Ask President Obama to Support Wisconsin Workers

[babsbunny]

http://www.thewashingtoncurrent.com/2011/03/brazilian-unions-ask-president-obama-to.html

In a letter to President Obama on March 19, six Brazilian labor confederations expressed their solidarity with public employees in Wisconsin and other states who are fighting to defend collective bargaining rights, according to an American labor union lauding the action.

The letter was hand delivered by Brazilian labor leader Artur Henrique da Silva to Obama during his visit to Brazil.

It states that the Brazilian unions "are surprised, and must register our protest, that on the grounds of 'budgetary reasons' some U.S. state governments are limiting and even extinguishing basic rights won by public employees," according to the United Steelworkers, the U.S. labor group which released a statement supporting the letter.

[jdadd]

1. Ready......

One two three....Wait for the first Brazilian joke.....:popcorn:

[JaneQPublic]

3. Do I get a prize? (nt)

[jdadd]

4. I'll give you some popcorn....

:popcorn:

[JaneQPublic]

2. Brazillian Unions?

Wow, that's a lot!

Sorry, but.. :rofl:

[Catherina]

5. The shifting of empires is slowly happening before our very eyes

A big thank you to the Brazilian unions for standing their solidarity with the American working class.

International solidarity between unions. Remind anyone of anything here? Workers of the world something or other...

[tridim]

6. I think they mean re-support. Obama already supports WI workers.

He has stated so on multiple occasions.

I'm guessing Chile will soon issue a press release asking to see Obama's birth certificate.

[displacedvermoter]

8. Or perhaps Peru (who have a new Nat' Health Plan)

can issue one on the president's support of the public option!

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[highplainsdem]

7. K&R

[LiberalEsto]

9. That's great!

But he isn't going to listen to them.

[fascisthunter]

10. sad... another country has to ask this

no, it's despicable actually and it is pissing off plenty of us.

[tridim]

12. Apparently you and Brazil are pissed off at phantoms

Obama supports WI workers. PERIOD.

You are not entitled to your own facts.

[fascisthunter]

14. apparently you need to take a chill pill and go bother someone else

take your own advice, you ain't foolin' anyone but yourself.

[tridim]

15. Sorry that you hate it when I point out lies about our President, I will stop when the lies stop.

[Rex]

13. Sorry, Obama blew his chance at another few million votes with an

easy photo-op with farmers...see Obama just isn't up to speed on these things, I blame his staff.