Excitement Builds for One Nation Rally on Sunny Saturday

A lead inside organizer who continues to face a tough fight for a voice at work will be among the speakers, musicians, poets and comedians who will inspire and entertain hundreds of thousands of progressive Americans under sunny skies Saturday at Washington’s One Nation rally.

Appearing at the Lincoln Memorial with CWA President Larry Cohen, Xerox/EZ Pass worker Barbara Elliott will describe her company’s vicious campaign against employees fighting for bargaining rights at their call center in New York. Eighteen of Elliott’s co-workers also are making the trip.

Like Cohen and Elliott, One Nation speakers will appear in pairs. Five pairs will get brief slots each hour from noon to 4 p.m., with music and entertainment in between.

Members of CWA Local 2222 leaflet D.C. residents about the big One Nation Rally. From left: Tim Firebaugh, Don Lewis, Al Hadid Rollins and Tracey Duffin.

CWA will have 10,000 people at the rally, with 154 buses bringing members from a dozen states. More than 400 progressive groups are sending people, from the NAACP and the Sierra Club to churches and student organizations. MSNBC’s Ed Schultz has heavily promoted the rally and had Cohen as a guest on his show Wednesday. Click HERE to watch the clip.

Forecasters promise perfect weather: sunshine and comfortable temperatures in the mid- to upper-60s.

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