Ecological Wisdom * Social Justice * Grassroots Democracy * Non-Violence
>> Green Party of Michigan <<
http://www.migreens.org
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>>> News Release <<<
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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December 21, 2005
For More Information Contact:
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Sylvia Inwood, Chair/Green Party of Michigan
e-mail: chair@migreens.org
John La Pietra, Media Committee/GPMI
e-mail: jalp@internet1.net
Statement on Delphi vs. Workers
from the Green Party of Michigan
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The Green Party of Michigan condemns the actions
of Delphi in its attempts to enrich its executives
through new compensation packages, while at the
same time demanding that its hourly workforce
accept greatly reduced wages and benefits.
For decades, General Motors and Delphi (created
by a 1999 General Motors spinoff) have been
downsizing and closing manufacturing facilities
in the United States, and at the same time buying
and building new operations overseas. Now, after
years of using profits to ship jobs overseas,
Delphi has filed for bankruptcy for its U.S.
operations, but claims that its overseas operations
are profitable and are not part of the bankruptcy.
The Green Party of Michigan stands in solidarity
with the workers at Delphi, Northwest Airlines,
and others in their struggle for justice. Michigan
Greens renew our call for fairness for working
people at home and around the globe. We call for
living wages for all working people, single-payer
national health care, and trade agreements that
protect both the environment and the rights of the
people. We call for an end to policies that enrich
corporate officers at the expense of working people.
The Green Party of Michigan calls on ALL elected
officials to act to secure justice for workers
everywhere!
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Green Party of Michigan
548 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-663-3555
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The Green Party of Michigan was formed in 1987 to address
environmental issues in Michigan politics. There are Greens
organized in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Each state Green Party sets its own goals and creates its own
structure, but US Greens agree on Ten Key Values:
Ecological Wisdom
Grassroots Democracy
Social Justice
Nonviolence
Community Economics
Decentralization
Feminism
Respect for Diversity
Personal and Global Responsibility
Future Focus/Sustainability
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Other Contacts:
Green Party of Michigan
548 S Main St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-663-3555
info@migreens.org
posted to web 23 December 2005