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,MONTPELI] ,V,T1 ,APRIL #b#h- ,! ,EXECUTIVE ,BO>D ( ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 REPRES5T+ ?\S&S ( WORK]S 9 C\NTLESS SECTORS ACROSS ,V]MONT1 HAVE UNANIM\SLY PASS$ AN HI/ORIC RESOLUTION EXPRESS+ !IR 0UNEQUIVOCAL0 SUPPORT = ! FIR/ ,U,S LABOR /RIKE AGA9/ ! W> 9 ,IRAQ4.<#a.> ,! /RIKE1 BE+ ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,LONG%ORE ,CAUCUS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LONG%ORE @& ,W>EH\SE ,UNION 7,I,L,W,U71 WILL SEEK TO %UT D[N ALL WE/ COA/ PORTS = A P]IOD ( #h H\RS ON ! DAY ( ,MAY #a/ #b#h4 ,! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O IS ! FIR/ /ATE LABOR F$]ATION TO PUBLICLY BACK ! ,LONG%OREM52 O!R /ATE F$]ATIONS >E EXPECT$ TO FOLL[4.<#b.> 

,! RESOLUTION1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 CALLS ! W> 9 ,IRAQ 0IMMORAL1 UNWANT$1 & UNNECESS>Y01 /ATES ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( WORK+ ,V]MONT]S OPPOSE ! W>1 & CONT5DS ?AT ! W> WILL ONLY BE BR\<T TO AN 5D BY 0! DIRECT ACTIONS ( WORK+ PEOPLE40 ,MANY O!R ,V]MONT LABOR UNIONS & ORGANIZATIONS1 9CLUD+ ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S' ,C5T]1 HAVE ALSO MADE (FICIAL /ATEM5TS CONDEMN+ ! W>4 

,! RESOLUTION ALSO CALLS ON WORK+ ,V]MONT]S TO 0DISCUSS ! ACTIONS ( ! ,LONG%OREM51 TO WE> ANTI-W> BUTTONS1 & TO TAKE V>I\S ACTIONS ( !IR [N DESIGN & *OOS+ 9 !IR WORKPLACE ON ,MAY #a/1 #b#h40 

0,WORK]S 9 ,V]MONT & ALL ACROSS ?IS NATION >E AGA9/ ?IS W>4 ,WE HAVE ALREADY DEM&$ ?AT ! GOV]NM5T 5D IT1 BUT !Y HAVE CONSI/5TLY FAIL$ TO HE$ \R WORDS4 ,!RE=E WORK+ PEOPLE >E BEG9N+ TO TAKE CONCRETE /EPS TO MAKE \R RESI/ANCE KN[N4 ,IF ! W> DOES NOT IMM$IATELY 5D WE1 ! UNIONS & WORK+ PEOPLE ( ,V]MONT1 WILL ALSO BE COMPELL$ TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION10 SAID ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS51 A ,DI/RICT ,VISE ,PRESID5T ( ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O4 

,TRAV5 ,LEY%ON1 ,PRESID5T ( ! ,WA%+TON1 ,LAMOILLE @& ,ORANGE ,C\NTY ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCIL1 ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 SAID1 0,V]MONT LABOR HAS LONG CALL$ = AN 5D TO ?IS W>4 ,! UNTOLD BILLIONS BE+ SP5T ON ! W> C\LD 9/EAD BE US$ TO ADDRESS \R DOME/IC NE$S4 ,IT IS WORK+ PEOPLE :O PAY ! CO/ ( ! W> - 9 SOME CASES ) \R LIVES1 BUT ALWAYS ) \R SACRIFICES4 

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,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O ,RESOLUTION ,9 ,SOLID>ITY ,) ,LONG%OREM5'S ,WE/ ,COA/ ,/RIKE ,AGA9/ ,W> ,APRIL1 #bh 

,:]EAS ! W> 9 ,IRAQ IS IMMORAL1 UNWANT$1 & UNNECESS>Y1 

,:]EAS ?IS UNJU/ W> IS OPPOS$ BY ! GREAT MAJORITY ( ,AM]ICANS @& ,V]MONT]S1 ! BULK ( ORGANIZ$ LABOR1 & BY ?\S&S ( 5LI/$ MILIT>Y P]SONAL1 

,:]EAS ?IS UNJU/ W> HAS ALREADY RESULT$ 9 OV] #d ,AM]ICAN DEAD 79CLUD+ A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMB] ( BRAVE ,V]MONT]S71 & T5S ( ?\S&S ( S]VICE M5 @& WOMAN BE+ W\ND$1 

,:]EAS ?IS UNJU/ W> HAS FUR!R RESULT$ 9 UNTOLD NUMB] ( ,IRAQI DEA?S1 

,:]EAS ! ,F$]AL ,GOV]NM5T HAS NOT MADE ANY CON/RUCTIVE MOVES T[>DS ! 5D+ ( ?IS W> & ! FULL REMOVAL ( ,U,S TROOPS1 & 9/EAD HAS TAK5 ! C\RSE ( ESCALATION & 9DEF9ITE OCCUPATION1 

,:]EAS ! GOV]NM5T ( ,V]MONT1 & ESPECIALLY ,GOV]NOR ,JIM ,D\GLAS1 HAVE FAIL$ TO F9D WAYS TO BR+ ,V]MONT ,NATIONAL ,GU>D TROOPS HOME FROM ,IRAQ1 

,:]EAS ?IS W> WILL ONLY BE BR\<T TO AN 5D BY ! DIRECT ACTIONS ( WORK+ PEOPLE1 

,!RE=E1 ,LET ,IT ,BE ,RESOLV$ ?AT ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O CONT9UES TO /& 9 FIRM OPPOSITION TO ?IS W>1 & UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORTS ! DECISION ( ! ,LONG%ORE ,CAUCUS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LONG%ORE @& ,W>EH\SE ,UNION 7,I,L,W,U7 TO %UT D[N ! WE/ COA/ PORTS = A P]IOD ( #h H\RS ON ,MAY #a/1 #b#h1 AS A MEANS ( RESI/ANCE4 

,LET ,IT ,BE ,RESOLV$ ?AT ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O /&S 9 FULL SOLID>ITY ) ! ,NEW ,YORK ,METRO ,LOCAL ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,PO/AL ,WORK]S :O HAVE RESOLV$ TO CONDUCT TWO M9UTE P]IODS ( SIL5CE ON ,MAY #a/1 #b#h1 AT #a,P,M1 #e,P,M @& #i,P,M 9 PROTE/ ( ! W> & 9 SUPPORT ( ! ,LONG%OREM54 

,LET ,IT ,BE ,RESOLV$ ?AT ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O 5C\RAGES ALL ,V]MONT WORK]S TO /& 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! HI/ORIC ACTIONS BE+ TAK5 BY ! ,LONG%OREM5 @& O!R LABOR UNIONS TO 5D ?IS W>4 

,LET ,IT ,BE ,FUR!R ,RESOLV$ ?AT ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O CALLS = ALL ,V]MONT WORK]S TO DISCUSS ! ACTIONS ( ! ,LONG%OREM51 TO WE> ANTI-W> BUTTONS1 & TO TAKE V>I\S ACTIONS ( !IR [N DESIGN & *OOS+ 9 !IR WORKPLACE ON ,MAY #a/1 #bh AS A MEANS ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ?IS UNJU/ W>4 

.<#a.> ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 WROTE ?IS AS A PRESS RELEASE = ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O 9 ,APRIL1 #b#h4 ,H[EV]1 ,VAN ,DEUS5 WAS NOT ! PRIM>Y AU?OR ( ! ATTA*$ RESOLUTION1 AL?\< HE DID VOCALLY SUPPORT ! RESOLUTION & DID HELP CRAFT ASPECTS ( IT4 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 WAS A CO-F\ND] ( ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE1 & WAS A MEMB] ( ! COLLECTIVE AT ! TIME ( ?IS PRESS RELEASE4 

.<#b.> ,! ,S\? ,C>OL9A ,A,F,L-,C,I,O SOON AFT] ALSO PASS$ A RESOLUTION 9 SUPPORT ( ! ,LONG%OREM5'S /RIKE AGA9/ ! W>4 

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