A Teamster brother from Local 317.
Reports the Washington Post,
A couple of hundred social justice protesters launched an “occupation” of Freedom Plaza Thursday, the area’s first major demonstration against rising inequality since the Occupy Wall Street movement began last month in New York and spread around the country.
The Post probably undercounted the number of people at the plaza, but hey, they're the MSM.Decrying corporate greed, ineffective political leaders and a rising gap between the haves and the have nots in the United States, protesters unfurled sleeping bags and raised tents in the public plaza in the shadow of the White House, vowing to stay indefinitely — or until their voices are heard.
The Teamsters were greeted with thumbs up, "Glad labor is here!" and "Love the sign!" The iconic red-and-blue "Stop the War on Workers" signs were photographed and videotaped by the dozens of photojournalists who swarmed the plaza. Firefighters, postal workers, operating engineers and members of AFSCME, OPEIU and the AFL-CIO were all there.
And a couple of cute kids. We couldn't resist the one to the right.
The Tweetosphere is telling us there are Teamsters at Occupy Cleveland right now, and we're hearing from word of mouth that they're in other cities as well (including Wall Street). Hundreds marched in Houston today as people protested in Dallas, McAllen and San Antonio; Trenton, N.J., and Philadelphia had their first rallies; hundreds marched in San Francisco; and encampments continued in Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston.
There are now Occupy groups in 627 cities. Find one near you.
