On April 24, 2009 at UCB Pauley Ballroom from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM there will be a state wide Assembly of education unions, students and community supporters. There will also be other public workers in the state attending this historic meeting that is a direct result of the successful UCB strike and rally of over 5,000 workers, students and community supporters. A key issue that came out again and again at this action was the need to fight privatization of the university. This of course is not just an issue in education for all public workers in California and nationally.
At the upcoming assembly there will be discussion on these issues as well as developing a program for a state wide strike action against the attacks on education and all public workers. The United Public Workers For Action www.upwa.info fully supports this assembly and urges all public workers in California to attend and work to organize conjunction action by their membership. The need for assemblies of workers at all work locations that link all union members and rank and file workers together is vital if we are going to mount an effective fightback. It has been supported by all unions on the UC campus, the CFA, CFT and many other union locals.
Collective action and organization by the 1.5 million public workers in California could have a powerful affect in building direct solidarity and also challenging the corporate control of the legislature as well as state and local government officials who are intent on making public workers pay the cost of this crisis. Also there will be Oakland Education Association members and leaders and United Teachers of Richmond Teachers who also face possible strike action against a union busting attack.
Please get you union, fellow workers on the job to participate and there will be a public workers break-out where all California public workers can come together to work on this project.
UPWA Statement of Support For
April 24, 2009 UC California Assembly
For more information on the 24th Assembly go to
www.ucsolidarity.org
www.saveCApubliceducation.org
uc24conference@gmail.com