The labor body’s November 3 letter addressed to the Militant Fighting Fund says:

“The San Francisco Labor Council supports the United Mine Workers in their fight to obtain union recognition for the workers at the Co-Op mine in Utah. The Council also denounces the illegal firing of union supporters, especially the tactics of terminating the 30 Mexican born workers for allegedly failing to produce valid work documents.

“The San Francisco Labor Council supports the right of all workers, including immigrant workers, to organize and bargain collectively. We also stand in defense of the First Amendment’s right to the freedom of the press to communicate and report issues of concern to working men and women.”

Support for the Militant Fighting Fund, which was organized to help defend the Militant and publicize the fight of the UMWA, the Co-Op miners, and others who have been dragged into court by C.W. Mining, continues to grow internationally, too. Steve Armstrong, president of Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Local 28-0 at Invista in Maitland, Ontario, is one of the latest endorsers. More than 350 chemical workers there are coming off a hard-fought five-month strike.

In endorsing the case, Armstrong expressed his appreciation to supporters of the Militant Fighting Fund in Toronto for the newspaper’s coverage of the Invista workers’ fight. He encouraged them to attend the Ontario Federation of Labor convention in mid-November where he was certain more support could be won.

Also in the mail last week was a copy of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46 newsletter from Washington State carrying an article on the fight against the Co-Op mine harassment lawsuit. IBEW member Dean Peoples submitted the report to the newsletter.  
 
 
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