6:00pm – 7:30pm
Salt Lake City is fortunate to have a group of young people who pay attention to the ongoing evolution of society in our world. They know we are 
on a path that does not seek to protect you and your families from the corporate agenda An agenda which seeks to consolidate wealth into the hands of an elite few. These young people are dedicated to fight for economic and social justice for all of us who work for wages so we can suppo…rt our families.
These young people believe that the injustice Wisconsin is one more step towards corporate dominance of American working families. They believe the wealth and bounty produced by those who create it, should be shared.
I appreciate this may be out of your comfort zone, but these young people speak with passion and determination. They are motivated and perhaps will lead our children to take back that which has been taken away from middle class Americans.
You have all been affected by this. Every time we go to the bargaining table, our employers want concessions. They demand changes to enhance their bottom line. You all know this. We feel powerless in the face of corporate demands. The workers in Wisconsin offered concessions to address the state’s economic deficit yet that was not enough. Now those public workers no longer have a voice to bargain over working conditions, vacations, holidays, the grievance procedure which allows us to object to management decision as equals.
The Wisconsin take away has embolden other states to follow suit.
Many of us say enough is enough; many do not even pay attention.
Change requires action, not complaint. These young people are the start of a movement which should be a reminder of our union heritage that many have forgotten.
I encourage you to attend this rally even though their beliefs may seem foreign to your own. At the end of the day we all want the same thing. We want our children to live without fear of having enough food to eat, or safe and comfortable shelter, clean water, safe streets, dignity and justice. We want them to have vacations and time to enjoy what they have earned. We want our children to have Without Without quality educations and and good jobs, opportunity and options disappear.
Look across our border to Mexico; workers are exploited because they do not have tools to take their rightful place in Mexican society. They do not have a place at the table. Many live in squalor and fear for their lives.
That is not what I want for my children and their children. The organizers of this rally look to take action for change. They deserve our respect.
I am unable to forward their flyer, but the rally will be tomorrow (Tuesday)at 6:00 PM on the south steps of the capitol. Bring a sign, an open mind and your solidarity with all workers.
