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MAY 12, 1997 – DAY OF ELECTRONIC ACTIVISM

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A DAY OF ELECTRONIC ACTIVISM On May 12, 1997 the Communications Workers of America will launch a new section of our web site with a Day of Electronic Activism. The site is devoted to the fight for jobs with justice at Disney companies and their inexcusable treatment of their employees at ABC and in foreign sweatshops. What you will do at the site: -Send a message to Disney CEO Michael Eisner protesting union busting at ABC and labor abuses abroad – Disney is demanding take-backs from workers, including the elimination of company pension contributions.  The company also employed a contractor in Thailand who exploited 13 and 14 year old children by hiring them to sew Disney clothes. -Send an email to Members of Congress asking them to close a tax loophole by which Disney will avoid paying $600 million in capital gains taxes – this translates to $5 per taxpayer. -Send an email to major advertisers on the ABC television network letting them know that you do not want to patronize their businesses if they continue to bankroll Disney – A 12 year old girl was found working in a Los Angeles factory that manufactures Disney products.  How can advertisers support this sort of abhorrent behavior? Play the Disney Activist Trivia Game to Win a Prize! Visit: www.cwa-union.org and CLICK on *Be An Electronic Activist*. SEND THIS EMAIL TO YOUR EMAIL LISTS AND HAVE THOSE LISTS DO THE SAME!  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE SHOW ABC-DISNEY THAT UNFAIR PRACTICES CAN YIELD A VERY HIGH PRICE. REMEMBER:  ON MAY 12, JOIN NABET/CWA FOR A DAY OF ELECTRONIC ACTIVISM! at http://www.cwa-union.org If you do not have access to the world wide web, use the attachment to participate in the day of electronic activism. Follow these instructions:  Fill in your name, address and email.   Read the letters and make any changes you wish.  Be sure to sign your name at the bottom of each one.  Email the entire attachment congress, the advertisers, and to Michael Eisner.  We will also forward copies back to you so you know your mail was sent. Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone #: E-mail: Dear Congressman Archer and Senators Roth and Moynihan: As a taxpayer, I’m outraged that the Walt Disney Company will benefit from a massive loophole – avoiding $600 million in capital gains taxes on the sale of their newspaper holdings.  I don’t want to help subsidize the $771 million in salary and benefits Disney CEO Michael Eisner may pocket over the next ten years. Name: City: State: Dear ABC Advertiser – I am writing to let you know that I am deeply concerned about your continued advertisement on ABC’s Local Stations in one of the following cities: KABC-TV in Los Angeles, KGO-TV in San Francisco, WABC-TV in New York City, or WLS-TV in Chicago. As you know, employees at ABC (members of NABET-CWA) have been working without a contract since April 1, 1997, and have asked you to withdraw your advertisements from the ABC local station. During negotiations, ABC management has made proposals that would turn back the clock on worker rights. As a consumer, I am not interested in buying the products of any company that continues to pay advertising dollars to ABC until ABC reaches a fair and equitable agreement with its employees. I will be sure to encourage my friends and family to remain faithful to the rights of workers by refusing to purchase these products as well. I urge you to consider this matter carefully. Please do not let me down. Sincerely, Dear Michael Eisner, I am concerned about the treatment of workers at ABC-Disney. I understand that there are people who are in danger of losing their benefits and having their pensions reduced in value, as well as possible cuts to the wages of temporary employees – those who can least afford it.  I also understand you want to take away good, stable union jobs and give them away to non-union workers and subcontractors.  As a person who believes in the fair treatment of workers, I want to say that because I know that Disney cares about families, that I know you will do the right thing and give your workers a fair contract. I am also deeply disturbed by your use of contractors here in the U.S. and in other countries who employ young children to sew Disney clothes. As a friend to children, I can never support a company who even tangentially exploits children or child labor. I grew up with Disney-I do not want to leave it now, but if these horrible practices are allowed to continue, I will. Mr. Eisner, please do the right thing. Give your workers a fair contract and cease any relationships with contractors who exploit children. Sincerely,

Response:

A DAY OF ELECTRONIC ACTIVISM On May 12, 1997 the Communications Workers of America will launch a new section of our web site with a Day of Electronic Activism. The site is devoted to the fight for jobs with justice at Disney companies and their inexcusable treatment of their employees at ABC and in foreign sweatshops. What you will do at the site: -Send a message to Disney CEO Michael Eisner protesting union busting at ABC and labor abuses abroad – Disney is demanding take-backs from workers, including the elimination of company pension contributions.  The company also employed a contractor in Thailand who exploited 13 and 14 year old children by hiring them to sew Disney clothes. -Send an email to Members of Congress asking them to close a tax loophole by which Disney will avoid paying $600 million in capital gains taxes – this translates to $5 per taxpayer. -Send an email to major advertisers on the ABC television network letting them know that you do not want to patronize their businesses if they continue to bankroll Disney – A 12 year old girl was found working in a Los Angeles factory that manufactures Disney products.  How can advertisers support this sort of abhorrent behavior? Play the Disney Activist Trivia Game to Win a Prize! Visit: www.cwa-union.org and CLICK on *Be An Electronic Activist*. SEND THIS EMAIL TO YOUR EMAIL LISTS AND HAVE THOSE LISTS DO THE SAME!  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE SHOW ABC-DISNEY THAT UNFAIR PRACTICES CAN YIELD A VERY HIGH PRICE. REMEMBER:  ON MAY 12, JOIN NABET/CWA FOR A DAY OF ELECTRONIC ACTIVISM! at http://www.cwa-union.org If you do not have access to the world wide web, use the attachment to participate in the day of electronic activism. Follow these instructions:  Fill in your name, address and email.   Read the letters and make any changes you wish.  Be sure to sign your name at the bottom of each one.  Email the entire attachment congress, the advertisers, and to Michael Eisner.  We will also forward copies back to you so you know your mail was sent. Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone #: E-mail: Dear Congressman Archer and Senators Roth and Moynihan: As a taxpayer, I’m outraged that the Walt Disney Company will benefit from a massive loophole – avoiding $600 million in capital gains taxes on the sale of their newspaper holdings.  I don’t want to help subsidize the $771 million in salary and benefits Disney CEO Michael Eisner may pocket over the next ten years. Name: City: State: Dear ABC Advertiser – I am writing to let you know that I am deeply concerned about your continued advertisement on ABC’s Local Stations in one of the following cities: KABC-TV in Los Angeles, KGO-TV in San Francisco, WABC-TV in New York City, or WLS-TV in Chicago. As you know, employees at ABC (members of NABET-CWA) have been working without a contract since April 1, 1997, and have asked you to withdraw your advertisements from the ABC local station. During negotiations, ABC management has made proposals that would turn back the clock on worker rights. As a consumer, I am not interested in buying the products of any company that continues to pay advertising dollars to ABC until ABC reaches a fair and equitable agreement with its employees. I will be sure to encourage my friends and family to remain faithful to the rights of workers by refusing to purchase these products as well. I urge you to consider this matter carefully. Please do not let me down. Sincerely, Dear Michael Eisner, I am concerned about the treatment of workers at ABC-Disney. I understand that there are people who are in danger of losing their benefits and having their pensions reduced in value, as well as possible cuts to the wages of temporary employees – those who can least afford it.  I also understand you want to take away good, stable union jobs and give them away to non-union workers and subcontractors.  As a person who believes in the fair treatment of workers, I want to say that because I know that Disney cares about families, that I know you will do the right thing and give your workers a fair contract. I am also deeply disturbed by your use of contractors here in the U.S. and in other countries who employ young children to sew Disney clothes. As a friend to children, I can never support a company who even tangentially exploits children or child labor. I grew up with Disney-I do not want to leave it now, but if these horrible practices are allowed to continue, I will. Mr. Eisner, please do the right thing. Give your workers a fair contract and cease any relationships with contractors who exploit children. Sincerely,

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