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The Million Worker March was a rally against perceived attacks upon working families in America and what organizers described as millions of jobs lost during the Bush administration with the complicity of the Congress of the United States. The Million Worker March took place on October 17, 2004 in Washington, DC. An estimated 10,000 demonstrators spent the day on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial listening to speeches and discussing various issues. Organizers presented an array of demands from better wages to an end to the war in Iraq. Standing where his father gave his "I have a dream" speech, Martin Luther King III told the crowd that civil rights, workers and anti-war activists must come together in common cause.〔Kumar, Aprana H. “Workers March in D.C. for Health Care.” Associated Press. 17 Oct 2004. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6268759.〕 ==Organization and support== The Million Worker March was primarily organized by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Although the ILWU was affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress, neither national trade union officially endorsed the rally. Based on local union endorsements, organizers estimated that they were representing about 3.5 million workers.〔 A diverse group of organizations supported the Million Worker March. Global Exchange and the Rainforest Action Network backed the demonstration.〔Fernandez, Manny. “Workers Preparing To Rally On Mall.” The Washington Post. 14 Oct 2004. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Million Worker March」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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