On November 17th, Occupy Atlanta joined with Teamsters to provide foot soldiers for a labor protest at Home Depot. Teamster Nation reports Ben Speight, organizer with Local 728, took part in leading the protest.
Speight's getting some attention recently. Earlier this month, he received an award from the Democratic Socialists of America chapter in Atlanta for his organizing work.
Occupy. Teamsters. Socialists. Connect the dots. There certainly appears to be overlap and cooperation.
Is there another dot we can add to broaden the picture?
On September 5th, Teamsters' boss Jimmy Hoffa Jr. pledged his union's support as an army "ready to march" for Barack Obama.
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