Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 12:27:55 -0500
From: Demian Schroeder <demiands-AT-earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: A daily report from the World Trade Organization summit, Seattle




the big story was the AFL-CIO'sfailure Tuesday to direct its marchers towards
support of the young folks blocking the streets. The reward for this good
behavior,Cockburn claimed, was that AFL-CIO president John Sweeney would be
granted an audience with Bill Clinton.

In NYC, Unite! (AFL-CIO) organizers originally estimated 500 needle workers
would rally against the WTO in Battery Park on N30. However, only about 50
from Unite! and a few from the International Longshoremen's Association
arrived around 4 PM at the World Trade Center to participate in the protest.
The earlier march through the financial distinct was comprised of mostly
students, with various representatives from Reclaim the Streets,  Industrial
Workers of World, Global Sweatshop Coalition, ect.
The AFL-CIO's failure to support the NYC WTO protest en masse further
corroborates Cockburn's claim.

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