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November 2, 2011

Occupy Protesters Call For City-Wide General Strike Today in Oakland 
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Occupy Wall Street protesters in Oakland are preparing for a city-wide
general strike today that will include marches, picketing outside banks
and an attempt to shut down the nation’s fifth-largest port. The
staffs at two Oakland elementary schools and a small high school had
decided to close their campuses for the day due to the strike. City
officials also have agreed to allow "non-essential" government workers
to use vacation, personal or furlough days to participate in the strike.
Meanwhile, the city's police union has slammed Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
for her handling of the protests. In an open letter, the police union
wrote, "Is it the city's intention to have city employees on both sides
of a skirmish line?"



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