Friday, April 22, 2011

Boycott These Banks: Bank of America, PNC Bank, Regions Bank, SunTrust and Wachovia

[Unions representing Central Florida teachers, firefighters, police and other government workers are pulling an estimated $10 million from five banks affiliated with the Florida Chamber of Commerce, blaming them for an attack on public employees.

The unions are also asking their members — an estimated 20,000 people — to withdrawal their personal money from Bank of America, PNC Bank, Regions Bank, SunTrust and Wachovia. And labor leaders across the state could follow in the coming weeks, union officials say.

Executives from the banks in question sit on the Florida Chamber's board of directors, and the chamber has pushed legislation that would prohibit state and local governments from collecting union dues through payroll deduction.]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-unions-versus-chamber-20110420,0,4998142.story

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