PICKET LINE
TO SAVE THE FORD PLANT, HYDRO-DAM AND 2,000 UNION JOBS
FOR GREEN MANUFACTURING IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY THROUGH PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 3:00-6:00 PM
St. Paul FORD TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT
FORD PARKWAY
ST. PAUL
GREEN JOBS NOW!
This action also takes place during the RNC. The picket line is
sponsored by the Coalition for Public Ownership of the Ford Plant and
is supported by the Climate Crisis Coalition of the Twin Cities. With
Ford’s TCAP having been given a reprieve with the postponement of the
plant closing to the end of 2011, there is still time to pressure
local authorities to make the right decision. With all of the
government handouts and tax breaks the auto industry has been given
over the years, in addition to the hydro-electric dam it was
graciously given at the behest of the Army Corps of Engineers, it’s
safe to assume that we each own a piece of it by now anyway. So why
not public ownership? If Ford’s board of directors and shareholders
can’t run it properly and keep it open as a vital part of the local
economy, then the manufacturing facility and hydro-dam should be taken
over in the public interest. The assembly line can be retooled and
converted for either the production of wind harvesters or clean
electric train engines and carriages and the dam can provide clean
power for the community. So spread the word and bring your friends to
this important action.
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THE NEXT 3CTC ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
PROPOSALS TO SAVE THE FORD PLANT
HEAR WHAT MEMBERS OF THE WORKERS MOVEMENT HAVE TO SAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 7:00 PM
MAYDAY BOOKS
301 CEDAR AVENUE SOUTH
WEST BANK, MINNEAPOLIS
SPEAKERS:
Alan Maki — Organizer, Casino Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union Organizing Committee
David Riehle — Local Chairman, United Transportation Union 650
Michael Wood — Coalition for Public Ownership of the Ford Plant & Gus Hall Action Club
Christine Frank — Volunteer Coordinator, Climate Crisis Coalition of the Twin Cities
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