KANSAS CITY, KAN., Oct. 8, 2011 — The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers, AFL-CIO, supports the emerging national voice of Occupy Wall Street. We respect and support the people of America who are rising to contest a financial, political, and corporate system that places profit, power, and political influence above all else. We join with our fellow citizens in that effort.

Too many in places of high power have turned their backs on American workers who ask only that they be offered an opportunity to work hard in support of their families, their dreams, and a vibrant America. All Americans deserve the dignity of a good job. It is the responsibility of those who have profited most from our nation’s resources and opportunities to participate in providing those jobs rather than seeking to further endow themselves even while so many in our country suffer economic loss.

We encourage all Boilermakers and their families and friends to add their voices to the rising chorus for a better and fairer America and to support Occupy Wall Street.

— Newton B. Jones, International President

http://www.boilermakers.org/news/Statement...

No wonder Sarah Palin is so popular in Alaska. Last year, rich petroleum reserves paid EACH CITIZEN over $1,600 in dividends in 2007. Isn't that similar to what Hugo Chavez promised his people in oil-rich Venezuela?

Instead she could have re-investing Alaska's budget surplus from oil revenues into technologies that will cut consumption and help the environment.

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/...