AFL-CIO, Unions Join Occupy Wall Street
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka supporting Occupy Wall Street
"The people who do the work of our country are being robbed. Not only of income, but of a voice. It's time for all of us - the 99% - to be heard.
"As we did when we marched on Wall Street last year, working people call on corporations, big banks, and the financial industry to do their part to create good jobs, stop foreclosures, and pay their fair share of taxes." - Rich Trumka
Click here to watch the video.
Occupy Wall Street has spread to North Carolina. Here's what we know about where and how you can get connected with this growing protest movement.
Occupy Asheville
Location: Stage Area at Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green
Website: http://occupyasheville.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/occupyasheville/
Occupy Charlotte
Location: Stage Area at Pack Square Park’s Roger McGuire Green
Website: http://www.occupytogether.org/events/southeast/north-carolina/occupy-charlotte/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Charlotte/152227828203470
Occupy Durham
Location: CCB Plaza, Downtown (meet at the Bull Statue)
Website: http://www.occupydurham.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279584915392514
Occupy Greensboro
Location: Glenwood Coffee & Books
Website: http://www.occupytogether.org/events/southeast/north-carolina/occupy-greensboro/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OccupyNCGBORO
Occupy Hendersonville
Website: http://www.meetup.com/occupytogether/Hendersonville-NC/
Occupy Raleigh
Location: Center of Moore Square
Website: http://www.occupytogether.org/events/southeast/north-carolina/occupy-raleigh/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OccupyRaleigh
Occupy Winston-Salem
Location: Winston Square Park (may be changing to Crankies on 4th)
Website: http://www.occupytogether.org/events/southeast/north-carolina/occupy-greensboro/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/occupywsnc
Occupy Wilmington
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OccupyWilmingtonNC/
Occupy North Carolina!
The NC State AFL-CIO stands in solidarity with Occupy Wall St and the Occupy Together movement. We are the other 99%, and we have had enough. Click here to watch this video about who the Occupy Wall Street protesters are (hint: they are us, and we are them):