Striking Cleveland Teamsters to Rally at Red Cross HQ Wednesday

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Striking Cleveland Teamsters to Rally at Red Cross HQ Wednesday(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Busloads of Teamsters from Cleveland, OH, will join scores of labor and community activists in a demonstration at American Red Cross national headquarters on Wednesday. Some 250 members of Teamsters Local 507 have been on strike at Cleveland’s Red Cross for over a month. Major issues include donor and staff safety issues, elimination of pensions and proposed massive cuts in health care coverage. “Anyone concerned with keeping the country’s blood supply safe can join us on Wednesday,” says the Teamster’s Roger Newell.

 

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