Labor Unions
Resolutions Passed by Labor Organizations
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California Labor Federation AFL-CIO, The PATRIOT Act (PDF), see pages 11-12; passed at its July 2004 Biennial Convention.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Oppose the U.S. Patriot Act and Homeland Security Act ; passed May 1, 2003, at their thirty-second international convention, held in San Francisco from April 30 to May 2, 2003.
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Resolution against war in Iraq and USA PATRIOT Act; passed January 27, 2003, at a delegates' meeting.
Minnesota AFL-CIO, a federation representing 400,000 workers across the state passed two strongly-worded resolutions at their yearly convention, one calling for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act, stating, in its zeal to win a “self-declared war on terrorism," the Bush administration "is willing to sell out the foundations of U.S. democracy;" and the other supporting similar resolutions in local and state governments across the country. When we receive the full text of the resolutions, we'll post them here. See this article for more information.
San Francisco Labor Council, Bring the Troops Home Now – End the Occupation of Iraq; Money for Human Needs, Not War; Repeal the Patriot Act; passed June 14, 2004.
United Electrical (UE), Defend Our Civil Liberties resolution; passed at the 69th UE convention, held August 2005.
Washington State Labor Council, Resolution Against the War, Attacks on Civil Liberties, and Cuts in Public Services; passed August 28, 2002.
Articles and Information About Civil Liberties and Labor
February 24, 2004, Brian Tanner, AP, Education Chief Calls Teachers Union a 'Terrorist' Organization
February 25, 2004, Sam Dillon and Diana Jean Schemo, New York Times, Union Urges Bush to Replace Education Chief Over Remark
December 22, 2003, Chris Townsend, Homeland Security? A trade unionist ponders the Patriot Act and our ever-expanding "Homeland Security"” mania
June 2003, San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO Special Report, PATRIOT Act II – Completing the Architecture for a Police State?
George Caffentzis, Why Unions Should Work to Repeal the USA Patriot Act