ATTN: LTD ATU Local 757 Members -

Attached is information regarding the Money for Workers, Not War Summer Rally Series. LTD ATU 757 representative, John Gangl, provided the excerpt below.

Friends,

The Lane County Central Labor Chapter has partnered with ESSN to support these rallies. I have included the flyer, as well as some talking points for those who can show up and speak. I am pleading for people to show up and support these next two rallies and stand up for working Americans.

We are also asking for speakers. Please share how the cost of this war has impacted you personally, as well as professionally.

1) Saturday August 29th / noon at Springfield City Hall

Money for Housing Healthcare & Infrastructure - NOT WAR

2) Saturday September 26th / noon at Eugene City Hall

Money for Schools - NOT WAR

MONEY FOR WORKERS, NOT WAR:

Our tax dollars should improve the lives of working people, not disappear into endless wars and military spending.

MONEY FOR HOUSING, NOT BOMBS:

People are sleeping on the streets, families can't afford rent, and first-time homebuyers are being priced out. We should be building affordable housing here at home.

MONEY FOR HEALTHCARE, NOT WARFARE:

Nobody should avoid the doctor, ration medication, or go bankrupt because they got sick while we spend enormous sums on weapons and overseas military operations.

MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT DESTRUCTION:

Instead of paying to destroy and rebuild infrastructure overseas, let's invest in our roads, bridges, water systems, schools, public transit, and communities.

WORKING PEOPLE EARNED THIS MONEY:

The money Washington spends comes from the labor and taxes of working Americans. Working people should see the benefits of that spending in their own communities.

NATIONAL SECURITY STARTS AT HOME:

A country isn't truly secure when its people can't afford housing, healthcare, food, utilities, or other necessities.

TAKING CARE OF AMERICA ISN’T ISOLATIONISM:

We can trade with other countries, provide humanitarian assistance, practice diplomacy, and cooperate with our allies without neglecting American workers.

WAR SPENDING COSTS OPPORTUNITY:

Every billion dollars committed to warfare is money that isn't available for housing, healthcare, infrastructure, education, disaster preparedness and creating American jobs.

THIS ISN’T LEFT VS RIGHT:

Whether you're Democrat, Republican, independent, progressive, conservative, or politically homeless, working people can agree that our government should put ordinary Americans ahead of endless foreign wars.

INVEST IN MAKING WORKING PEOPLE STRONGER:

Good housing, accessible healthcare, reliable infrastructure, strong schools, good jobs, and thriving communities make this country stronger.

PRIORITIZE MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS:

We're asking for different priorities: take the enormous resources we already spend and invest them in the people who pay the bills.