IRAQI LABOR SOLIDARITY TOUR

Wednesday, June 15, 2005
6:30 PM

UNITE HERE Union Hall
7-9 W. Mulberry Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Baltimore, Maryland, On June 15, 2005, Two members of the Iraqi Federation of Labor will be holding a press conference on June 15 at the UNITE-H.E.R.E. hall, 7-9 Mulberry St., Baltimore at 3:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m. the doors will be open to the public for a 7 p.m. public presentation.

Two officers of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) will visit Baltimore at the invitation of U S Labor Against the War. This event is part of a national tour where leaders of three of the most important Iraqi labor organizations will meet with National and Local Union leaders, members of Congress, students, scholars, faith and media organizations.

* Learn what the occupation has meant for Iraq’s working people and labor movement.
* Learn how the current government continues to enforce Saddam Hussein’s 1987 law banning unions for a majority of Iraqi workers.
* Learn how workers have successfully resisted privatization of Iraqi workplaces.
* Learn why the IFTU supports the withdrawal of all occupation forces.
* Find out what you can do to support these courageous workers and help Iraqis to build a sovereign, democratic Iraq governed in the interest of all the Iraqi people.
 Find out what you can do to help end the occupation, to bring all U.S. troops safely home, and to invest our resources in meeting human needs.

Free Admission / Donations Accepted
A donation of any amount is requested to help defray the cost of bringing six Iraqi leaders to the U.S. and touring twenty cities. Make checks payable to: USLAW Iraq Labor Solidarity Fund/IPS.

USLAW, PMB 153, 1718 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
Visit our website: www.uslaboragainstwar.org

Co-Sponsors: UNITE HERE Mid-Atlantic Region, SEIU 1199E-DC, IWW-Baltimore, Red Emma’s Bookstore*Coffeehouse

Local contact:
Fred Mason 410-340-0949
fmason-AT-mddcaflcio.org
or
Liam Flynn
443-742-2790
liamflynn-AT-gmail.com

The Press Conference will start at 3:30 p.m. ET
The Public Presentation by the Iraqi Labor delegation will start at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Both events will happen at the UNITE-H.E.R.E. union hall, 7-9 Mulberry St. in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.



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