Online Campaigning Under Threat
Submitted on Thu, 03/23/2006 - 12:43pm
Reposted from Laborstart.Org - Not officially endorsed by the IWW; posted in solidarity.
We can only do these campaigns if we can send out emails for free. If we need to pay for each email we send out, we won't be able to match the amount of money corporations can spend.
Right now, America Online (AOL) and other internet service providers are considering imposing charges on email sent to their subscribers. This is no problem for Wal-Mart and McDonalds -- but it is a problem for those of us fighting against Wal-Mart and McDonalds. We must bring pressure to bear to compell AOL and others to change their minds, and to keep email free.
This is why LabourStart was proud to join the AFL-CIO, the Communication Workers of America, the United Farm Workers, Working America, and American Rights at Work as one of the 50 original sponsoring organizations backing this call:
http://www.dearaol.com/
There are now over 500 groups will have endorsed this campaign -- is your union among them?