Initial endorsers (partial list)
(individual’s organization listed for identification purposes only)
American Postal Workers Union, National President’s Conference
Vermont State AFL-CIO, Executive Board
Metro DC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
National Action Network Youth Move
Community-Labor United for Postal Jobs & Services, New York City
Community/Labor Coalition to Save the People’s Post Office, San Francisco
Portland Communities and Postal Workers United, Portland OR
Justice First, Washington DC
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Seattle WA
Vermont Workers Center
Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network, Eugene OR
Jobs with Justice, Washington DC
Jobs with Justice, Portland OR
Jobs with Justice, Cleveland OH
Jobs with Justice, St. Joseph Valley Project, South Bend IN
Jobs with Justice, Southeast Michigan
Jobs with Justice, Tucson AZ
Occupy Frederick, Frederick MD
Occupy Wall Street, NYC, Labor Outreach Committee
Occupy San Francisco Action Council
Occupy Chicago Labor Committee
Occupy Oakland Labor Solidarity Committee
Occupy Philly Labor Working Group
Occupy Staten Island
NAACP, Chicago Southside chapter
Senior Action Network, SF
Living Wage Coalition, SF
Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers NPMHU 306, Illinois/Wisconsin APWU 1, Chicago IL NALC 11, Chicago IL APWU 295, Detroit, MI NALC 214, San Francisco CA APWU 32, Atlanta GA NALC 82, Portland OR APWU 28, Seattle WA NALC 825, Oakbrook IL APWU 255, Tucson AZ NALC 3825, Rockville MD APWU 480-481, Detroit suburbs, MI NALC 630, Greensboro NC APWU 3722, Newburgh NY APWU 3630, Montgomery Co. MD, Executive Board Sal Rosselli, National Union of Healthcare Workers, President Bill Fletcher Jr., Writer/Activist, DC Gene Bruskin, MD Anne Feeney, Songwriter & AFM 1000, Pittsburgh PA, past President Brian Becker, ANSWER Coalition, National Coordinator Brett Bursey, South Carolina Progressive Network, Executive Director Justin Flores, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Program Director Gregory Cendana, Asia Pacific American Labor Alliance, Executive Director Russell Bannan, South Carolina Jobs with Justice, Coordinator
Daniel Berrigan, S.J., New York City Rev. Graylan Hagler, Plymouth Congregational Church, Senior Pastor Rev. John Schwiebert, 18th Ave. Peace House, Portland OR Rev. Larry Bernard OFM, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Laguna NM Rev. Robert W. Krueger, St. Francis Church, Portland OR Rev. Gerard Hardley, Zion United Church of Christ, Winthrop MA Rev. Harry J Bury PhD, Baldwin-Wallace University, Berea OH Fr. Michael Pfleger, St. Sabina, Chicago IL Rev. Cecil Prescod, Ainsworth UCC, Portland OR
Donna DeWitt, AFL-CIO, South Carolina, President Ken Riley, AFL-CIO, South Carolina, President-elect Traven Leyshon, AFL-CIO, Vermont, Secretary-Treasurer Chuck Bader, AFL-CIO, Colorado, Vice President Lance Coles, AFL-CIO, Iowa, Communications Director
Brian Dunn, APWU Northwest Region, Clerk National Business Agent Jefferson C. Peppers III, NPMHU 306, Illinois/Wisconsin, President John Marcotte, APWU Michigan State, President Kevin Card, NALC Oregon State, President Maria Risener, APWU Washington State, District 1 Rep Bob Bearden, NALC Oklahoma State, Secretary Richard Koritz, NALC North Carolina State, Executive Board Tony Wilson, NPMHU Colorado State, Executive Board Mack I. Julion, NALC 11, Chicago IL, President Clint Burelson, APWU 2354, Olympia WA, President Jay Ricke, NALC 825, Oakbrook IL, President Nannette Corley, APWU 3630, Gaithersburg MD, President Mike Willadsen, NALC 86, Hartford CT, President Janeil Payne, APWU 604, Salem OR, President Ken Lerch, NALC 3825, Rockville MD, President Stephen Lysaght, APWU 47, Walnut Creek CA, President Jim Cook, NALC 82, Portland OR, President Luis Rivas Jr., NALC 2076, Des Plaines, IL, President Roscoe Woods, APWU 480-481, Detroit suburbs, President Joe Mercurio, NALC 309, Medora IL, President John Wesley Linton, APWU 1129, Greenville NC, President Linda O’Donnell, APWU 555, Bend OR, President Paul Roznowski, NALC 3126, Madison Heights, MI, President Terry Stoller, APWU 4635, Upland CA, President Pam Taylor, APWU 839, Lafayette IN, President Bill Wray, NALC 459, Raleigh NC, President Richard Cantu, APWU 917, Anaheim CA, President Gwen Ivey, APWU 89, Philadelphia PA, President Deborah Szeredy, APWU 3722, Newburgh NY, President J.N. Alexander, APWU 342, Medford OR, President David Yao, APWU 28, Seattle WA, Vice President Bill Schorsch, NALC 825, Oakbrook IL, Vice President Walter Smith, NPMHU 343, Charleston SC, Vice President Christine Lawlor, APWU 3722, Newburgh NY, Vice President Doug Gains, APWU 255, Tucson AZ, Vice President Jane Duggan, APWU 295, Detroit MI, Secretary-Treasurer Bob Dempsey, APWU 100, Boston MA, Vice President – Treasurer Felicia Gluhareff, APWU SWFAL, Lehigh Acres FL, Secretary-Treasurer Linda Terry APWU 3722, Newburg NY, Corresponding Secretary Rich Shelley, APWU 181, Baltimore MD, Director of Organizing Steve Bruns, APWU 512, Frederick MD, Maintenance Craft Director Curtis Henry, APWU 1377, Albany GA, Maintenance Craft Director Kevin Cole, APWU 917, Anaheim CA, Maintenance Craft Director Doug May, NALC 825, Oakbrook IL, Legislative Liaison Patty Olson, APWU 128, Portland OR, Legislative Director Tom Richardson, NALC 82, Portland OR, Executive Board Patti DiPleco, APWU 3722, Wurtsboro NY, Director of Research & Education Willie Groshell, NALC 82, Portland OR, Organizing Chair Jamie Partridge, NALC 82, Portland OR, Organizing Committee Keith Unterseher, NPMHU, Anoka MN, Chief Shop Steward Frank Couget, NALC 36, New York City, steward John McCaffrey, APWU 3722, Mid-Hudson NY, steward Charles Twist, NALC 36, New York City, co-steward Glenn Shelton, NPMHU 307, Detroit, MI, past President Lou Truskoff, APWU 28, Seattle WA, past President Dave Welsh, NALC 214, San Francisco, past Executive VP Steve Devereaux, NALC Oregon State, past President Melissa Rakestraw, NALC 825 , Oakbrook IL, steward Matt McAuliffe, NPMHU 321, Denver CO, steward Jill Ruiz, APWU, Hebron KY, steward Sue Canfield, NALC 82, Tigard OR, past Executive Board Walter Birdwell, NALC 283, Houston TX, past steward Eddie Collins, NALC 902, Berlin MD, past steward John Dennie, NPMHU 300, New York City Mark Dimondstein, APWU 711, Greensboro NC Tony Brandi, APWU 761, Las Vegas NV Ruth Snyder, NALC 500, Fayetteville PA Randy Zelznick, APWU 89, Philadelphia PA May Lepak, APWU 257, Auburn NY Michael Nodine, APWU 32, Smyrna GA Michael Suchomel, APWU, Lafayette, NJ Steve Brown, NPMHU 321, Denver CO Tom Dodge, APWU 181, Baltimore MD Cheryl Guttry, APWU 255, Tucson AZ David Jay White, NALC 82, Portland OR Kathie Kuftack, APWU 3722, Modena NY Joseph A. Hartman, APWU 181, Baltimore MD Cheryl Dziurgot, APWU, Northford CT Marilyn Ray, NALC, Opalocka FL John Lown Jr, APWU, Maybrook NY Steve Wehking, NALC, Maggie Valley NC Arnie Cowell, APWU 170, Toledo Cortez Driskell, APWU, Enid OK Kevin O’Connor, APWU, Fishkill NY Jackie Garza, NALC 825, Marengo IL Donna Wyss, APWU 3722, Marlboro NY L.T. Lancey, APWU 181, Baltimore, MD Tim Hall, APWU 295, Detroit MI
CU Bennett, APWU 181, Baltimore, MD
G Mayo, NPMHU 305, Baltimore, MD
Gilbert Hardy, APWU 181, Baltimore, MD Scott Rawlings, APWU 779, Corpus Christi TX
Danny Clark, APWU 181, Baltimore, MD
Charles Robertson, APWU 181, Baltimore, MD Joe Piette, NALC 157, Philadelphia PA Jami Groce, NALC 122, Mason MI Thomasine Derricks, APWU 181, Baltimore MD Mary Hanog, NRLCA, Tuscon AZ Nora Mendez, NPMHU 300, New Windsor NY Theresa Winchester, NRLCA, Mattawan, MI Bob Mazur, NALC 642, Boulder CO Cheryl Dziurgot, APWU, New Haven CT Nancy Simmons Walden, NPMHU 300, NY Cathy Burton, NALC 9, Minneapolis MI Joanne Magram, Rural Carrier Associate, Sacramento CA Joyce Lenas, NAPUS, North Sandwich NH Genevieve Christenson, USPS Supervisor, Nordland WA Michelle “Lonnie” Jones, Postmaster, Alpha IL Mike Engleman, Postmaster, Loogootee IN Emil Buatti, Postmaster, Bartonsville PA, retired
Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO ML King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Seattle WA North Central Indiana Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO National Union of Healthcare Workers, Executive Board Communications Workers of America 1180, New York City UNITE HERE 9, Portland OR AFSCME 443, Olympia WA Reynolds Education Association, Portland OR OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Chicago IL Jorge Ramirez, Chicago Federation of Labor, President LeRoy Marney, SW Oregon Building Trades Council, President Chrissy Bowen, OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH, President
CJ Mann, Oregon AFSCME, Vice President Deb Kline, OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH, Vice President John Walsh, GCC/Teamsters 767M, Portland OR, Vice President Renato Quintero, SEIU 49, Portland OR, Vice President Warren Davis, AFGE 2006, Philadelphia PA, Exec. Vice President Paul Bigman, IATSE 15, Seattle WA, Business Representative Bob Reiter, Chicago Federation of Labor, Secretary – Treasurer Candy Scigiliano, OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH, Treasurer Andre Powell, AFL-CIO, Baltimore MD, AFSCME Delegate Mike Eilenfeldt, AFL-CIO NYC-CLC, NYSUT-AFT delegate Vicky Johnson, OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH, Secretary Joe Digman, CWA 7901, Portland OR, Secretary-Treasurer Ronald Afflick, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, NY, President Dante Strobino, UE 150, North Carolina, organizer Karly Edwards, UNITE HERE 9, Portland OR, organizer Kent Spring, Portland Association of Teachers, Portland OR, past Secretary Rosalie Pedrosa, SEIU 503, Salem OR, Executive Board Sam Stark, UAW, Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice Winny Clark, OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH, Trustee
Joe Naples, OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH, Trustee
Joe Kennedy, OPEIU 1794, Cleveland OH, Trustee Fernando Gapasin, OSEA-AFT, Portland OR, field rep Mark Sturbois, CWA 7901, Portland OR, legislative chair Megan Hise, Laborers 483, Portland OR, Communications Director Ben Nelson, Laborers International, Portland OR, organizer Bob Marshall, UFCW 555, Portland OR, organizer Tim Welp, SEIU 503, Salem OR, organizer Eddie Kay, SEIU 1199, NY, past Secretary-Treasurer Royce Adams, ILA 1291, Philadelphia PA, past President Frank Martin del Campo, Labor Council for Latin American A., SF CA, President Bob Simpson, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Chicago IL, President Bill Barry, Community Colleges of Baltimore, Labor Studies, Director Brenda Barros, SEIU 1021, SF CA, steward Albert Sargis, UAW 2324, Boston MA Dionisio Camacho, UFT, New York City NY Dominic Catanese, UBC 373, North Ridgeville OH Elizabeth Voss, National Nurses Union, Anoka, MN Frank A. Walter, AFT 2279, Sacramento, CA Jim Vail, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago IL Joan Kaiser Bell, NARFE, Red Bluff CA Jon Britton, UNITE HERE 19, San José CA Louis Bedrock, United Federation of Teachers, Roselle NJ Paul Greene, GCIU 440, Denver CO Shela Van Ness, United Campus Workers-CWA, Chattanooga TN Peter Parks, ILWU 8, Portland OR Maria Guillen, SEIU 1021, SF CA Julienne Fisher, UFCW 5, SF CA Rodger Scott, AFT 2121, SF CA Gregg Shotwell, UAW 1753 & Soldiers of Solidarity, Detroit MI Jim Vail, Chicago Teachers Union Julie Searle, Berkeley Federation of Teachers, Berkeley CA Margarita Padin, Carpenters 8, Philadelphia PA Ron Whitehorne, AFT 3, Philadelphia PA Ronald Krinock, IWW, Landenberg PA
Johnnie Stevens, Community/Labor United for Postal Jobs and Services, NYC Steve Hutkins, Save the Post Office, Rhinecliff NY, editor Peter Shapiro, Health Care for All- Oregon, Chair Scott Blau, Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans, President David E. Delk, Alliance for Democracy, Portland OR, President Chris Lopez, NE Coalition of Neighborhoods, Portland OR chair Gwen Snyder, Jobs with Justice, Philadelphia PA, Executive Director Geri Washington, MESD, Portland OR, past Director Bill Bigelow, Workers Rights Board, Portland OR Greg Margolis, Jobs with Justice, Portland OR, Global Justice chair Howard Ehrman, U of Illinois at Chicago, Assistant Professor Ethel Tobach PhD, American Museum of Nat. Hist., NYC, curator emeriti Joe Rastatter, Jobs with Justice, Portland OR, Faith-Labor chair Bob James, Be The Change USA, Lakewood, CO, Board Member Laurie King, Jobs with Justice, Portland OR, Executive Board Bruce Rodgers, Metro Kansas City News and Entertainment, KS, publisher Evangelos Kalambokidis, Veterans for Peace 127, Fridley MN Frank Burton, MoveOn, Castro Valley CA, organizer Gerald Ganann, Veterans for Peace 27, Minneapolis MN Diane McNaron, Birmingham Peace Project, AL, chair Glen Sandberg, S. MS United for Peace, Gulfport MS, treasurer Emily Alma, Occupy the Dream, Chico CA, Coordinator Sharon Wilson, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran, NYC, Program Director Hector Garcia, American GI Forum of Flint, Flint MI Yuki Endo, Bus Riders Union, Jackson Heights NY Chris Kaihatsu, RevLeft, Chicago IL Cynthia Merkey, Awake Marion, Ocala FL Larry Hovekamp, Kentucky Jobs with Justice, Louisville KY Norman Carlin, Social Justice Center Marin, Sausalito CA Martha Kennedy, Occupy, Winston Salem NC Mason Taylor, Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans Samuel Scharff, Veterans for Peace, Seattle WA Trudeau Member, Right 2 Survive, Portland OR Pat LaMarche, Green Party, Bangor ME Shelly Scribner, Modesto Peace Center, Modesto CA Sharon Black, Occupy 4 Jobs Network, NYC Gary Staples, Occupy Frederick, Frederick MD
Andrew Vache, Occupy Frederick, Frederick MD
Alex Reyes, Occupy Frederick, Frederick MD
Jim Wagner, Occupy Frederick, Frederick MD Connelly Stewart, Occupy Frederick, Frederick MD Sue Basko, Lawyer for Independent Media, IL & CA Terry Meadows, Dedicated Union Services, LLC Ivy Brashear, Institute for Rural Journalism, Viper KY Ramon Cardona, Centro Latino Cuzcatlan, San Pablo CA Anthony Monteiro, African American Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia PA Charles Clarke, Labor Justice Radio, Philadelphia, PA
Solidarity Green Party, SF Philadelphians for a Responsible Economy Phair Hiring Coalition Gray Panthers, SF Inside Passage Seeds, Port Townsend WA Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Chicago IL Students for a Democratic Society, Virginia Commonwealth University The SoCal Workmen’s Circle / Arbeter Ring US UnCut Pima County, Denver CO Bail Out the People Movement, Northern California Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Alliance for Democracy, Portland OR Social Equality Educators, Portland OR Faith Community of St. Sabina, Chicago IL Centro Latino Cuzcatlan, San Pablo CA San Francisco 99% Coalition Fight for Philly
Adam Smith, Portland OR Adrian Juarez, New York City NY Alan Haggard, San Diego CA Alice Bennett Groh, Wilton NH Amy Tai, Newton MA Andy Feeney, Washington DC Annette Breiling, Ljamsville MD Arthur Biladeau, Villa Park IL Barbara Branham, Portland OR Barry Alexander, Rosedale NY Bert Bender, Tempe AZ Beverly Bentley, Medford OR Bill Baeder, Cottontown TN Bob Vacca, Medford OR Bonnie Carpenter, Emeryville CA Brenda Balanda, Inverness CA Brittany Henderson, San Francisco CA Carl Feilbach, Brighton IL Carmi Bowles, RN, St. Petersburg, FL Carol Suchecki, C&E Enterprises, Culver City CA Carolyn LaDelle Bennett, Rochester NY Catherine Kleinsmith, Colorado Springs CO Catherine Miller, New York NY Charlotte Klieman, Miami FL Charlotte Goldsmith, Chico CA Chris Buttimer, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Somerville MA Christine Silliman, Corpus Christi TX Constance Garcia-Barrio, Philadelphia PA Dacio Quintana, Bayside NY Darlene Fortenberry, Tylertown MS Darrin Heber, Erlanger KY David Faust, St. Paul MN David Rubinson, Merlin OR David Roop, Decatur AL Debbie Kavanagh, Levittown PA Deborah Hepler, Pittsburgh PA Diane Arceneaux, Grand Coteau LA Diane Shaughnessy, Auburn WA Doris Vician, Albuquerque NM Dorothy Burnett, Grand Ledge MI Dorothy Cross, Charleston IL Dorothy Gaspard, Sweet Home OR Dr. F. Taylor, Benedictine University, Hilton Head SC, professor Dr. John Studstill, CSU, Columbus, OH, professor Dr. Richard L. Clinto, OSU, Corvallis OR, professor Dr. Robert M. Haddad, Smith College, Wendell MA, Professor Dwain Jones, Riverside CA Eduardo Schroder, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Edwina Smith, RN MA, San Francisco CA Emily Sykes, Mill Valley CA Emma Kulhanek, Grand Rapids MI Ernest Sturdevant, Lansing MI Evelyn Foster, Hadlyme CT Frank A. Davis PhD, Cincinnati OH Frank Fracasso, Fracasso Enterprises, Greendell NJ Frank Ruff, Elkton KY Frank Starr, WMNF Radio, Tampa FL Geoffrey Hagopian, College of the Desert, Palm Desert CA, professor Geralyn Leannah, Sheboygan WI Glenn P. Wright, Oneonta NY Harvey Kaiser, High Falls NY Hector Lopez, New Canaan CT Ina Sims, Birmingham AL Ishmael Wallace, NYC NY Jake Terpstra, IGE, Grand Rapids MI James Koss, Medical Services – MobileMD, Point Richmond CA, CEO James Lynum, Silverthorne CO James Swarts, Rochester NY Jan Glasgow, Louisville KY Jeanne Ertle, Chico CA Jean Sommer, Independence OH Jean Thorsen, New London CT Jeff Feuer, Warren, MI Jerome Carpenter, Ashville NC Jim Long, Covington LA Joan Hoff, Big Sky MT Joan Lesikin, Cragsmoor NY Johanna Pettit, Ledyard CT John Clements, Englewood NJ John Geffroy, Las Vegas NM John Martinez, Hollister CA Joseph Reel, Pacific Grove CA Josephine Hill, San Diego CA Joyce Edward, Bellport NY Joyce Lenas, North Sandwich NH Joyce Pritchard, Missoula MT Judy Johnson, Placerville CA Juli Kring, Houston TX Julio Paz y Mino, Havertown PA Karen Husted, Seattle WA Karen L. Lew, Lynnwood WA Karl Kay, Columbus OH Kathleen Pelley, Eureka CA Kathy Percy, Newcastle CA Katrina M. Nusbaum, Charleston WV Lana and John Kitchel, organic farmers, Los Molinos CA Langdon Hagen-Long, genealogist, Virginia Beach VA Lavonne Heacock, Portland OR Lenore Barnett, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Hendersonville NC Leo Klohr, Raleigh NC Leslie Belt, Austin TX Lionel Sewpershad, Gurabo, Puerto Rico Lisa Commarata, Timonium MD Lisa Voelker, small business owner, Lincoln City OR Lorraine Caputo, documentary poet, Columbia MO Louise Palmer, Chico CA M. Uccello , Hallandale FL Mahomed Jeewa, Lakewood CA Maria Chavez, Albuquerque, NM Maria Sayger, Rochester IN Marian Cruz, Hollister CA Marie Brossard, New York NY Martin Abel, Honolulu HI MaryAnn Lis-Simmons, Highland NY Mary Jo Fennell, Lucernemines PA Maureen Callahan-Medrano, Sylmar CA Maureen Wright, Albuquerque NM Melvin Greer, Glendale AZ Michael Fulks, Oklahoma Nancy Crom, Albany NY Nancy Diedrich, Bath MI Nimueh Rephael, independent contractor, Phoenix AZ Pam Carnohan, Sparrows Point, MD Pamela Bell, Milford ME Pat Rosenbaum, San Francisco CA Patricia Bjorklund, Cold Spring MN Patricia Brown, Tulsa OK Patt Doyle, Forks WA Peggy Sterling, Richmond VA Peter Mitchell, Rochester NY Phil Marshall, Norwich CT Polly Mann, Minneapolis MN Qanni Katifa, Cottonwood AZ Rael Nidess, M.D., Marshall TX Ramon Armendariz, Norwalk CA Rand Carter, Utica NY Randall Hartman, Torrance CA Ricardo Corrales, Magister en Agronegocios, Costa Rica Robert Hilliard, Cambridge MA Robin Hensel, community organizer, Little Falls MN Rod Timmons, Daytona Beach FL Roy Jones, Brant Resource Centre, Ontario, Canada Russell Landau, Lancaster PA Saab Lofton, author, Share the Wealth Productions Sandra Thompson, Orlando FL Sara O’Brien, Willits CA Sashi Muralidharan, Long Beach CA Seren Bradshaw, Forest Ranch CA Sharon Young, Red Bluff CA Shirley Smith, Longview TX Sophia Savich, The Sea Ranch, CA Steven Mohring, Shirley NY Susan Harris, Hastings on Hudson NY Susan M. Keiraleyn, Ph.D. Tami Ruris, Redondo Beach CA Tammy Firmbach, Kingston NY Terri Hauser, Ellettsville IN Terrie Williams, Vidor TX Theodore Radamaker, Claremont CA Thierry Deshayes, Scottsdale AZ Tom Alden, Truckee CA Tom Sunlake, Bloomington IN Tony Maxey, Red Bluff CA Tracy Rutter, Walker Valley NY Trudy Cooper, Portland OR Trudy Williams, Mariposa CA Vic Anderson, Eagle Lake FL Virginia Watson, Bellingham WA Waldman Walter, Longboat Key FL Warren Sweatt, Hyde Park NY Wayne Daniel, El Paso,TX Wendy Hansen, Mt HamiltonCA William L. Rogers, Knoxville TN
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