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NY POSTAL WORKERS FOR MUMIA | 08.02.2000
Postal Workers Demand Justice for Mumia - Take Action!
>> by Dennis O'Neil
>>
>> The just-concluded 2000 National Convention of the American Postal
>> Workers Union adopted a resolution calling for a new trial for Mumia
>> Abu-Jamal and committing the union to filing a friend of the court
>> brief in Mumia's case.
>>
>> The resolution was put before the convention by the New York Metro
>> local. Metro members active in Morgan for Mumia, an ad-hoc group at a
>> very large postal facility in Manhattan, had proposed and argued for
>> Metro taking this stance at a union meeting earlier this spring.
>>
>> Although the resolution mysteriously did not appear in the resolution
>> books distributed to delegates, protests to convention organizers
>> ennsured that it came before the body.
>>
>> The case for the resolution was put by Flo Summergrad of New York
>> Metro and supporting statements were made by David Yao of the Greater
>> Seattle Local and Dennis O'Neil of NY Metro. Ajamu Dillahunt of the
>> Raleigh, NC local was at the mike to speak when the question was
>> called for.
>>
>> The motion won by a vote of over 1000 to 800.
>>
>> Pro-Mumia forces had not done a good job of organizing either in
>> advance of the convention or during its first two days, so the
>> victory came as something of a surprise. Three factors aided us.
>> First, in contrast to the reasoned statements of resolution
>> supporters, the two opposing speakers called on were ranting
>> middle-aged white guys pretty much demanding Mumia's immediate
>> execution. Second, internal APWU politics doubtless pushed some
>> delegations and officials to try and get on the good side of the
>> powerful and newly independent NY Metro local. Third, and most
>> important, we found that at least a dozen locals had held discussions
>> of Mumia's case, that other locals had seen petitions circulated
>> during meetings and many indvidual members knew of the case and
>> voted their conscience.
>>
>> We hope our victory will inspire other labor activists to take the
>> case of Mumia Abu-Jamal before their upcoming conventions. Let's
>> build the momentum!
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 18:07:20 EDT [Show full headers]
To: "Cort Anderson"
From: "Greg Ruggiero" [Add to Address Book]
Subject: Re: Fwd: [BRC-MUMIA] Postal Workers Support Mumia!! Wow C! What a day! You should post this to the IMC -Philly site. Today's the day with
all the related marches. It's so simple to post to it, and so many
peopel see it. The site is getting *tons* of attention right now. Go to http://www.phillyimc.org/submit.pl
Meanwhile, we have zero copies of M's book. Can you keep Tracy
waiting or should I give you my one remaining copy inscribed by Pam?? hasta pronto companera, G >Yo, G!
>
>This is more wow! news! We're finally getting broader mainstream support!
>
>Also, thanks a million for mentioning the PSAs to Joan Sekkler in LA.
>
>You are a gentleman, a scholar, and a fine brand of whiskey!
>
>Baci!
>Cort
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>> From: ONAMOVEMUMIA@aol.com
>> Message-ID: <43.84b5c65.26b80a81@aol.com>
>> Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 07:12:01 EDT
>> Subject: Fwd: [BRC-MUMIA] Postal Workers Support Mumia!!
>> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>>
>>
>> To: Labor4Mumia@aspenlinx.com
>> Message-id: <2.2.32.20000730004537.0067c138@pacbell.net>
>> From: chris98@pacbell.net
>> Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 17:45:37 -0700
>> Subject: [BRC-MUMIA] Postal Workers Support Mumia!!
>>
>> Postal Workers Demand Justice for Mumia - Take Action!
>> by Dennis O'Neil
>>
>> The just-concluded 2000 National Convention of the American Postal
>> Workers Union adopted a resolution calling for a new trial for Mumia
>> Abu-Jamal and committing the union to filing a friend of the court
>> brief in Mumia's case.
>>
>> The resolution was put before the convention by the New York Metro
>> local. Metro members active in Morgan for Mumia, an ad-hoc group at a
>> very large postal facility in Manhattan, had proposed and argued for
>> Metro taking this stance at a union meeting earlier this spring.
>>
>> Although the resolution mysteriously did not appear in the resolution
>> books distributed to delegates, protests to convention organizers
>> ennsured that it came before the body.
>>
>> The case for the resolution was put by Flo Summergrad of New York
>> Metro and supporting statements were made by David Yao of the Greater
>> Seattle Local and Dennis O'Neil of NY Metro. Ajamu Dillahunt of the
>> Raleigh, NC local was at the mike to speak when the question was
>> called for.
>>
>> The motion won by a vote of over 1000 to 800.
>>
>> Pro-Mumia forces had not done a good job of organizing either in
>> advance of the convention or during its first two days, so the
>> victory came as something of a surprise. Three factors aided us.
>> First, in contrast to the reasoned statements of resolution
>> supporters, the two opposing speakers called on were ranting
>> middle-aged white guys pretty much demanding Mumia's immediate
>> execution. Second, internal APWU politics doubtless pushed some
>> delegations and officials to try and get on the good side of the
>> powerful and newly independent NY Metro local. Third, and most
>> important, we found that at least a dozen locals had held discussions
>> of Mumia's case, that other locals had seen petitions circulated
>> during meetings and many indvidual members knew of the case and
>> voted their conscience.
>>
>> We hope our victory will inspire other labor activists to take the
>> case of Mumia Abu-Jamal before their upcoming conventions. Let's
>> build the momentum!
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