support of the Iraq southern oil workers strike
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_kathlyn__060717... FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY HERE to show our support for
the Iraqi people folks!
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The Iraq Freedom Congress (IFC) is mobilizing workers in Iraq to strike. The Oil Workers Union -- by far the country's largest and most influential --has voted to strike and numerous other unions and womens' and human rights organizations have agreed to support the strike. Talk of the strike has gained the attention of Prime Minister Noori Almaliki who has asked to meet with union leaders. With widespread international support the workers' demands for basic humanitarian needs and a democratic sovereign nation can be achieved.
The IFC has become known as "the last hope" to bring about unity among the Iraqi people and an end to the violence. One of its slogans is "No Sunnis, No Shiites, Ours is Human Unity." It is the only grassroots group working to create a unified, democratic, secular and progressive Iraq.
In preparation for the strike, those who support an end to the U.S. occupation can learn about the Iraq Freedom Congress by visiting www.ifcongress.com . The web site lists founding documents, news from Iraq, and a newsletter that explains more about the IFC, its activities and growing ties to American and other countries' peace, labor and justice groups.
Over the past several months, Cindy Sheehan and Gold Star Families for Peace, United for Peace and Justice, CodePink and other organizations have suggested nationwide sit-ins at Congressional offices as a method to force representatives to represent the will of the majority of Americans by calling for a quick and orderly withdrawal from Iraq.
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