They can take away the tarps and the tents. But they can’t slow
down the Occupy Wall Street movement.

There
have been police raids on Occupy Wall Street in Oakland, Calif.; Portland, Ore.;
Denver; Albany, N.Y.; Burlington, Vt.; and Chapel Hill,
N.C.—and now, last night in New York’s Zuccotti Park—orchestrated by
politicians acting on behalf of the 1%.

But the 99% is undaunted.
Occupy Wall Street’s message already has created a new day.
This movement has created a seismic shift in our national debate—from austerity
and cuts to jobs, inequality and our broken economic system.

Send a
message of solidarity to the Occupy Wall Street protesters—which will be
delivered by Working America this week.

The Occupy Wall
Street movement has been committed to peaceful, nonviolent action from its
inception. And it will keep spreading no matter what elected officials tell
police to do. But that doesn’t mean these raids are acceptable. In fact, they
are inexcusable.

As former Secretary of State Colin Powell put it, these
protests are “as American as apple pie.” Americans must be allowed to speak out
against pervasive inequality, even if the truth discomfits the 1%.

The
AFL-CIO will do everything in our power to make sure the free speech rights of
these peaceful protesters are protected.

Click here
to send a message of solidarity directly to the Occupy Wall Street
protesters—Working America will deliver it this week.

We
are the 99%.

In Solidarity,

Richard L. Trumka
President,
AFL-CIO