L.A. County AFL-CIO Encourages 'Occupy' Protests

In the strongly phrased declaration, the L.A. county AFL-CIO has endorsed the "Occupy" protests that began in NY and possess spread to La together with other urban centers.Inside a unique statement to "The Hollywood Reporter," the crowd blasted "an unfair economy that really works best for 1% of Us citizens because the huge the majority of people find it hard to settle the financial obligations, come with an education and lift their loved ones.InchThe statement also asserted that "the La labor movement stands having its brothers and sisters and brothers and sisters trying out Wall Street, downtown La and urban centers and metropolitan areas nationwide.InchThe audience -- the L.A. County Federation at the office -- is certainly an umbrella quantity of AFL-CIO residents together with other unions. Among its affiliate entrepreneurs are AFTRA, SAG, Teamsters and La based IATSE residents, whereas the DGA and WGA West aren't people.The group's endorsement is not binding on its affiliate entrepreneurs. Really the only entertainment union to endorse the Occupy protests so far might be the WGA East, as "THR" exclusively reported Sunday.The group's leader, executive secretary treasurer Maria Elena Durazo, added "We ought to still speak out, organize and interact to have the ability to rebuild the middle class."The statement known towards the Occupy Wall Street movement as "taking a stand in the corporate bullies, banks and investment companies that does not just created our economic collapse in 2008, but nonetheless take full advantage of it today, making billions in profits while demanding further wage and benefit cuts from American employees." The Hollywood Reporter