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Los Angeles County Firefighter David Lopez, (left) and Maria Elena Durazo (center) from Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, participate in a march supporting union workers in what protesters have dubbed, 'Solidarity Saturday' on March 26, 2011 in Los Angeles.

Thousands March in L.A. for Union Rights
March 26, 2011 | KPCC Wire Services | KPCC

Thousands of union workers, joined by International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, held a march and rally in downtown Los Angeles Saturday to protest efforts to weaken public employee unions.

Most notably in Wisconsin, but also in Ohio, Indiana, Florida, Michigan, and to a lesser extent California, public employees and their right to collective bargaining are under attack.

Conservative politicians have been trying to weaken unions, saying they are blocking efforts to reform pension and healthcare plans that are adding to budget deficits at all levels of government.

According to the Teamsters, the anti-union efforts are being backed “by the same corporate CEOs that have fought to destroy these rights for private sector workers.”

Thousands of union members from Los Angeles and their allies from community, religious and civil rights groups participated in what was dubbed “Solidarity Saturday: Massive Labor Solidarity Protest in Support of Wisconsin and Workers around the Country,” organizers said.

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Labor rallies in downtown L.A., KNBC News, March 26, 2011

20,000 march for the middle class in L.A., AFL-CIO Blog, March 28, 2011

Thousands rally for organized labor in Calif., CBS News, March 27, 2011

Solidarity Saturday draws 10,000+ to downtown LA, the LAist, March 27, 2011 (w/ photo slideshow)

Thousands attend downtown labor rally, L.A. Times, March 27, 2011

Thousands march in downtown LA to support union workers, Los Angeles Daily News, March 26, 2011 (w/ photo slideshow)

Wisconsin-style rally gathers in downtown L.A., NBC News, March 26, 2011

Hoffa Joins Thousands in LA for March for Workers' Rights

Tens of Thousands Stand Strong to Protect the Middle Class

LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa joined tens of thousands of workers in a massive march and rally in downtown Los Angeles today to lend his voice and support to middle class, working Americans who are fighting to protect their rights on the read more...

Actors Join L.A. Labor Protesters
By Jessica Gardner
MARCH 28, 2011

March 26 was dubbed "Solidarity Saturday" in Los Angeles, as thousands of union workers from the surrounding areas marched the streets of downtown L.A. and rallied in Pershing Square to protest efforts to weaken public-employee unions. Among those marchers were members of the Screen Actors Guild.

MOVE Hollywood, SAG's activist committee, helped organize the members. Originally called Members on the Move, it was formed during the SAG commercials strike of 2000 to organize the picketing and rallies and provide other support. Later its mission broadened; MOVE now stands for "members organizing volunteer efforts."

"Besides our volunteer programs, a very big part of what we do is organize labor unions in support of our members and our sisters and brothers in other labor unions," said Ellen Crawford, a SAG member and the chair of MOVE Hollywood. read more...

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Wisconsin-Style Labor Rally Downtown
Thousands of union members rally in Pershing Square
Updated 4:18 PM PDT, Sat, Mar 26, 2011 | Print
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A massive labor-organized march in support of collective bargaining rights and better-paying jobs is planned for Saturday in downtown Los Angeles, followed by a rally in Pershing Square.
Thousands of union members from Los Angeles and their allies from community, religious and civil rights organizations are set to participate in what has been dubbed “Solidarity Saturday: Massive Labor Solidarity Protest in Support of Wisconsin and Workers around the Country,” organizers said.

Buses filled with union members from San Diego to the Central Valley will join them. read more...