The mailing asks for support for a petition campaign calling on the South African government to release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners and to unban of the African National Congress (ANC). Recommendations are made for using local union structures and communications to build broad support. The mailing also argues that mobilizing for this petition also will build support for passage of the Dellums South African Sanctions Bill (HR 21). The next meeting of CISTUR is at the American Federation of Teachers Local 2121 on February 22. The mailing mentions SEIU (Service Employees International Union), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the U.S. Congress, Ronald Reagan, the...
The mailing asks for support for a petition campaign calling on the South African government to release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners and to unban of the African National Congress (ANC). Recommendations are made for using local union structures and communications to build broad support. The mailing also argues that mobilizing for this petition also will build support for passage of the Dellums South African Sanctions Bill (HR 21). The next meeting of CISTUR is at the American Federation of Teachers Local 2121 on February 22. The mailing mentions SEIU (Service Employees International Union), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the U.S. Congress, Ronald Reagan, the Northern California Newspaper Guild, Transport Union Local 200, American Federation of Government Employees Local 3172, and labor and building trades councils.
