[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Re: [gpus-ecoaction] Statement of Support for Cornell GLI & Labor Unions Just Released Report on Keystone

[Wes Rolley]

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Subject: 	Re: [gpus-ecoaction] Statement of Support for Cornell GLI & 
Labor Unions Just Released Report on Keystone
Date: 	Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:47:54 -0400
From: 	Gloria Mattera <gmattera at gmail.com>
Reply-To: 	gpus-ecoaction at lists.riseup.net
To: 	gpus-ecoaction at lists.riseup.net
CC: 	ok greens <okgreens at yahoogroups.com>



All,

Have also sent this message to national party media team.

In addition to calling Obama and elected reps - the party can show 
concrete support for and publicize this important report tht was just 
released.

Cornell University Global Labor Institute has just come out with a 
damaging report against Keystone.
Here is the 
link.http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/research/upload/GLI_KeystoneXL_Reportpdf.pdf
This is important because it is coming from a labor connected and labor 
movement source.

It has been long in the making and Sean Sweeney and the team at GLI have 
been able to get a few unions,
Amalgamated Transit Union &  Transit Workers Union in addition to Bill 
McKibbon and Naomi Klein among others,
to sign on to an accompanying letter to ask other labor leaders to sign 
on in opposition.

The report, circulated today in the press, is already causing 
controversy.  Previous to its release, several powerful
unions who are under the wrong impression that there will be many union 
jobs, are coming out publicly against
the brave transport unions that have spoken against the pipeline.

The industry is on the attack.  Reporters are calling to ask for a 
response to all of cornell faculty being called liars.

It would be important for the National Green Party to issue a statement 
supporting both cornell and the unions that
are smart enough to see the disaster of Keystone and the false claims of 
being good for jobs.

Not sure how this works but obviously it needs to be done in a short 
time to be part of the initial controversy and then
perhaps something more comprehensive can be put together.  Any 
suggestions or guidance on how GP can get
show support and promote the party's position on this important 
environmental issue?

thanks,
Gloria Mattera
NYS
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