Get On The Bridge - 17 November 2011

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Get On The Bridge: We Declare a State of Economic Emergency for the 99%

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Purpose

On Nov. 17th, we will declare an economic emergency for the 99%:

  • 25 million Americans are looking for work, but Congress won’t pass a jobs bill
  • Super-Committee budget cuts could kill millions more jobs
  • This economy works for the richest 1%, not the 99%

The Steel Bridge is structurally deficient and in need of repair. This is work that needs doing, even while thousands in Portland are unemployed!

Bridges like this one are symbols of politicians’ failure to pass a jobs bill or do anything to help the 99%, while the richest 1% keep getting richer.

On Nov. 17th, we say enough is enough. We can’t wait any longer.

Get on the bridge!

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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION PARTNER CITIES INCLUDE: PORTLAND, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, DETROIT, HOUSTON, BOSTON, SEATTLE, CHICAGO, PITTSBURGH, PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON DC, MIAMI, MILWAUKEE, MINNEAPOLIS

Sponsors

We Are Oregon
St. Johns Community Action Network
SEIU Local 503
Portland Rising
Portland Jobs With Justics
CWA Local 7901
SEIU Local 49
MoveOn.org Portland Council
Laborers’ Local 483
Our Oregon
Economic Fairness Oregon
Oregon Action
Unified Labor Committee

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