Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Mass Arrests of Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protests

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011.  It is a tremendous dishonor to America when the voices for the powerless are suppressed by the powerful – the top 1%. We are extremely alarmed by the increasing number of arrests of peaceful protestors across the country and call on elected leaders to stop ordering the police to make these arrests. The Occupy Wall Street movement has elevated the national conversation by shining overdue attention on the struggles of the…