National Labor Relations Board "Closed for Renovation!"

The NLRB was "Closed for Renovation" by several National and Local Labor organizations across the country this November. From Washington D.C to Chicago and many other cities, labor organziations held protests in front of the offices of this organization. At the heart of the matter is the Bush administrations use of this organization to strike down union and worker rights in this country. More than 60 decisions recently handed down by the NLRB have landed a major blow to the union cause in America. The right to organize, to collect dues and for workers to receive back pay for rulings against the employer. The call went out to all union affliates of the National AFL-CIO to have their affiliates participate in the "Closed for Renovation" day. The call was extremely successful. Many affiliates joined community organizations as they brought out their workers to this very important rally.

In Chicago, the Illinois AFL-CIO, Chicago Federation of Labor along with Jobs With Justice marched at the headquarters of the NLRB. More than 50 protesters carried signs and chanted "NLRB Closed for Renovation"! James Thindwa (JWJ) with Orlando Velez of the (CFL) led the effort here.

They attempted to deliver a letter to the offices of the NLRB but were refused admittance. An unidentified official from the office met with the march leaders and accepted their letter. She stated that the letter would be delivered to the Executive Board and a copy would be sent to Washington, D.C. The marchers continued to protest for a while longer and vowed to continue the fight against the Bush administration and its all out assualt on organized labor in America.

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