SOLIDARITY with the FREIGHTLINER 5 @ Socialism 2008

***A Weekend of Revolutionary Politics, Debate and Entertainment…

June 19-22, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chicago
www.socialismconference.org

Five local union leaders—Black and white, male and female—in the South were fired for leading a brief strike a year ago…

The workers are all elected officials of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 3520 at the Freightliner plant in Cleveland, N.C. Instead of being backed up by the Local, they were denied membership in their union—in what many call a violation of their union’s constitution.

Four of the Freightliner Five will be speaking at this year’s Socialism 2008.

Come here about the struggle for the Freightliner Five and to organize the South…

(Workshop is on Saturday, 4pm)

ALLEN BRADLEY
Member of the Volunteer Organizing Committee (VOC) UAW local 3520 Skilled Trades Chair/Skilled Trades District Rep, UAW Total Productive Maintenance Facilitator for Skilled Trades, Vice Chair Bargaining Committee, 10 year Employee of Freightliner. Married , father of 2

ROBERT WHITESIDE
Member of the VOC UAW local 3520 Shop Chair/Bargaining Chair, Executive Board Member, 13 year Employee of Freightliner. Married, father of 3

FRANKLIN TORRENCE
Member of the VOC, Civil Rights Chair, Bargaining Committee Member, 34th annual Constitutional Convention Delegate, V.P. Region 8 Civil and Human Rights Advisory Council, local 3520 CAP committee, District 102 Alternate Rep. Chair of Trustees, Executive Board member, 15 year Employee of freightliner.

GLENA SWINFORD
Member of the VOC, Local Trustee, Executive Board Member, Bargaining Committee member, C0/Chair Civil/Human Rights Committee, member of Women’s Committee, 27 year Employee of freightliner. Married, Mother of 1.