APWU Members March
For Good Jobs, Change in America

APWU Web News Article 102-2010, Oct. 4, 2010

Nearly 200,000 activists gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial to strengthen the fight for change in America. Bowling Green (KY) Area Local member Mary Ballard (left), and her daughter, Mary Frances Ballard, wear shirts alerting the public of the need to Save Saturday Service.

APWU members, officers, and staff convened in the nation’s capital on Saturday, Oct. 2 for the One Nation March, a demonstration to strengthen the fight for good jobs and economic justice.

The union joined other labor organizations and thousands of activists to help “Put America Back to Work and Pull America Back Together.” APWU members from across the country participated in the event — locals from Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Florida, Kentucky, Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia and Massachusetts were represented.

The APWU and the AFL-CIO are part of the One Nation Coalition, which is made up of more than 150 national, local, and state organizations dedicated to reform in America by “refocusing the nation’s priorities and investing in all our people.”

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addressed the diverse crowd of nearly 200,000 working people, stressing the importance of committing to change in America.

“We come together today because America needs good jobs,” Trumka said. “Jobs that support families — all families. Jobs that give our young people paths of opportunity, not obstacles. Jobs that allow people to retire with dignity.”

In addition to the main rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial, smaller One Nation demonstrations took place across the city to mobilize working families and commit to change for a nation severely crippled by the economic crisis.

APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell, Chicago Local member Keith Richardson, Assistant Clerk Craft Director Pat Williams, and her husband, Robert.	Members from Massachusetts – the South Shore Area Local, Cape Cod Area Local, and Boston Metro Area Local – traveled to Washington to march on behalf of working families.
Members from the Waterbury (CT) Area Local attended the march.	Members of the Charlotte (NC) Area Local joined thousands of other workers on the National Mall.

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