The press release says a spirited rally will be held Saturday, November 19 for South African trade unionists who are in a life and death struggle with the apartheid regime of South Africa; the November 19 rally will take place at the clothing and textile workers union at 333 South Ashland in Chicago beginning at 12:30 p.m. sharp. The press release says international president of the united mine workers union Richard Trumka will speak at the rally; the united mine workers union is the sister union of South Africa's largest black trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers. The press release says joining President Trumka on November 19 will be local political and labor leaders including...
The press release says a spirited rally will be held Saturday, November 19 for South African trade unionists who are in a life and death struggle with the apartheid regime of South Africa; the November 19 rally will take place at the clothing and textile workers union at 333 South Ashland in Chicago beginning at 12:30 p.m. sharp. The press release says international president of the united mine workers union Richard Trumka will speak at the rally; the united mine workers union is the sister union of South Africa's largest black trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers. The press release says joining President Trumka on November 19 will be local political and labor leaders including Congressman Charles Hayes, Bill Stewart of the auto workers union, and Rosetta Daylie of the state, county and municipal employees union. The press release says the rally is sponsored by the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid; it will call attention to the increasing attacks by South Africa's government on the militant trade union movement; the rally will also call attention to the role of oil companies who violate the United Nations' ban on oil to South Africa; Royal Dutch/Shell, the parent company of Shell Oil in the U.S., is a prime target. The press release says for further information all Curtis Black or Kathy Devine. [Notes: The clothing and textile worker union is ACTWU (Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union). The united mine workers union is the United Mine Workers of America (UMW). The auto workers union is the UAW (United Auto Workers). The state, county and municipal employees union is AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees).
