In 1999 the ILWU and other unions organized protests against the WTO which is directly linked to APEC but today they are completely silent since it would mean fighting the Democrats in San Francisco and nationally who they support. The trade unions in San Francisco and nationally have dropped any pretense of fighting this capitalist union busting organization which is attacking workers around the world. While these non-profits are laying off worker the Mayor proposes more police and repression. We will also have speakers about the struggle against the layoffs at Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation TNDC where 30 workers were laid off without notice.

When APEC last met in China, the US was pushing China to have more private public partnerships and outsource more jobs. This meeting will report on the economic polices of the APEC and also how it is affecting people such as Mexico, Peru, Chile, South Korea and China. In San Francisco thousands of workers at lower pay and benefits are doing public work from cleaning the streets to maintaining housing for poor and oppressed people. Today the US is pushing privatization of all public services through outsourcing of public jobs and turning public jobs over to 'non-profits'. It is also linked to the World Trade Organization WTO which has imposed austerity on people around the world. It has pushed privatization of public resources, joint labor management partnerships and the outsourcing of jobs to make more profits. APEC is Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is an organization based on making capitalism more profitable in the Asian rim.

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