Hot to Trot

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Dec 19 09:54:41 PST 2000


Nathan Newman wrote:


>What kind of speakers' platform? If it is a platform that implies agreement
>on strategies, anyone has the right to refuse such a joint appearance.

It was a predominantly union rally against the first Dinkins austerity budget, with 1199 in the lead. 1199 president Dennis Rivera has a pink past, but that's long gone. The basic message was tax the rich to preserve public services.

Another distinguished quote around that rally: then-president of Teamsters local 237 Barry Feinstein said that "tax the rich isn't a platform that labor can get behind."

Doug



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