Central America
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involvement in this march will not go unnoticed. American workers know that the guns of unemployment, of plant closures, of two-tier pay scales, and of institu -tionalized racism and sexism are pointed at their heads by the same government that seeks to exploit the people of Central America for the profit of the few."
The New York Mobilization is selling bus tickets to Washington and getting out leaflets and press packets for the demonstra -tion. The next coalition meeting will be on March 3 at the District 1199 offices, 310 W. 43 St., 2nd Floor, New York. For more information call (212) 582-1890 ext. 232.
ave Dyson (I.) and Jeff Mackler midwest director of the textile division of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU); and Charles Williams, international representative of the International Association of Machinists.
Participants in the Jan. 24 meeting heard reports from Clarence Lusane of the national coalition for the April Mobilization and from Noel Beasley, who in addition to his position in ACTWU is the chair of the Chicago Labor Committee for Democracy and Human Rights in E Salvador Much of the meeting, however, focused on discussion from the floor on the themes of the spring mobilization. Representatives from various groups sharply criticized the national march organizers for omitting demands calling for an end to U.S. intervention in the Middle East and for an end to Star Wars.
Despite the heated floor debate, however, the meeting voted overwhelmingly to form a local coalition in support of the national demands and to begin organizing for the 16hour trip to Washington, D.C.
A steering committee was established which is open to representatives from each endorsing organization. Rev. Clyde Brooks of SCLC and Marty Quinn of the Evanston Boston Coalition of Labor Union Women.
The new coalition has organized special task forces to reach out to students and the labor movement, among others. The labor task force was initiated by the Massachusetts Labor Committee for Democracy and Human Rights in EI Salvador, an affiliate of the National Labor Committee headed by Dave Dyson.
An open coalition meeting will take place on Saturday, March 7, 12 noon, at the Arlington St. Church in Boston. For more information, call CASA at (617) 4928699 or SANE at (617) 354-2169.