W.Va. AFL-CIO pushes banks to restore lost jobs March 17, 2010 4:02 AM
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
As part of a nationwide campaign, the West Virginia AFL-CIO is planning a rally to push Wall Street banks to replace the jobs the group says the banks helped to destroy.
Wednesday's rally will be held outside the Wells Fargo/Wachovia Bank in Charleston.
State AFL-CIO President Kenny Perdue said that despite receiving taxpayer bailouts, leading banks have not resumed lending and have refused to modify home mortgages.
He said working Americans attending the rally will urge banks to pay their fair share to restore the jobs they destroyed, and start lending to small businesses and others starved for credit. They also will encourage banks to stop fighting financial reform.
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