While thousands marched to support OCW in Oakland,
a group of less than 200 anarchists stepped on the media coverage and
encouraged police repression.
This is how the AFL-CIO reported on the march on
their blog:http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/11/03/occupy-oakland-unions-march-together/
“More than 7,000 Occupy Oakland protesters, union
members and community and faith activists peacefully rallied against
Wall Street greed, bank foreclosures and for good jobs yesterday in one of the
largest demonstrations since the Occupy Wall Street movement began last month.
The Alameda County Labor Council endorsed the Day
of Action and encouraged local unions and union members to take part. Many of
the union members who joined in the action took unpaid time off work to make
their voices heard. Unions also worked with the city government, the Oakland
school system and other employers to make leave arrangements.
