Labor Beat: Labor Stands with Subpoenaed Activists

On January 25, 2011 outside Chicago's Federal Building in the Loop several hundred supporters gathered to protest the FBI subpoenas of anti-war activist, and Grand Jury manoeuvres to intimidate legitimate protest. Joining them were representatives of two large and important unions in Chicago and Illinois: SEIU Local 73 (Christine Boardman, President), and the Chicago Teachers Union (Jesse Sharkey, Vice President), the largest union in Illinois. VP Sharkey told the big, enthusiastic crowd that he had just heard that CTU delegates body just voted to condemn this FBI 'fishing expedition" against union members. This demonstration was part of a large nation-wide day of protest against grand jury subpoening of anti-war and Palestinian rights activists in the Midwest. For more info: http://www.stopfbi.net/. Length: 7:41 min. Produced by Labor Beat. Labor Beat is a CAN TV Community Partner. Labor Beat is a non-profit 501(c)(3) member of IBEW 1220. Views are those of the producer Labor Beat. For info: mail@laborbeat.org, www.laborbeat.org. 312-226-3330. For other Labor Beat videos, visit Google Video, YouTube, or blip.tv and search "Labor Beat". Labor Beat has regular cable slots in Chicago, Evanston, Rockford, Urbana, IL; St. Louis, MO; Princeton, NJ; and Rochester, NY. For more detailed information, send us a request at mail@laborbeat.org

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News & Politics

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• FBI raids
• subpoenaed activists
• Grand Jury
• SEIU Local 73
• Chicago Teachers Union

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