Union Supporters Picket White House

Union Supporters Picket White House
Union Members Picket White House, Try to Deliver Workers' Rights Petition to Bush

By JUAN-CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Dec 8, 2005 — Hundreds of union members picketed the White House Thursday but did not succeed in delivering a petition addressed to President Bush urging him to protect workers' rights and pass labor-friendly legislation.

The demonstration was the latest in a series of events around the country designed to coincide with International Human Rights Week and bring attention to the labor movement. Rallies were also taking place Thursday in Boston, Chicago and Denver.

The Washington demonstrators gathered at a boisterous rally at the AFL-CIO national headquarters and marched to the White House, where they formed the large picket line and shouted anti-Bush slogans.

"Today, George W. and his buddies have turned the government into America's number one union buster," AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson said during the rally.
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UNION YES!!!!

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