Thank you all for coming out on a beautiful May Day, supporting our struggle, and making this world a better place for everyone!
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The ILWU west coast longshore workers have voted to stop work to protest the US war and occupation on Iraq and Afghanistan on May Day 2008. They have also called on the AFL-CIO, Change To Win (CTW) and other labor organizations to join them in action on May Day against the war and to commemorate the International Workers Holiday. This website has been set up to help publicize this action and to get support from workers throughout the US. Please let us know if your union or organization can endorse and take other actions.
Labor Conference to Stop The War: Main Motion Actions Taken From Main Motion ILWU Letters to: AFL-CIO, CTW, ITF, and IDC S.F. Gate: Open Forum - Longshoremen to close ports on West Coast to protest war. S.F. Gate: Clash Ahead Over Longshore Union War Protest ILWU Leaders on West Coast Shutdown Against the War Radio Program May Day History and Rally Radio Program
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Thursday, May 1, 2008 ************** Miercoles, 6pm
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The Longshore Caucus passed an antiwar resolution to stop work in all U.S. West Coast ports on May 1, 2008 for 8 hours to protest the Democrats' and Republicans' continuing to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The resolution from Local 10 encountered vigorous debate. In the end the overwhelming consensus to take dock action to stop the war prevailed. It was Vietnam veterans who turned the tide in the debate overwhelmingly in favor the resolution, "For Workers' Action to Stop the War". As the President of Local 34 Richard Cavalli stated this resolution follows ILWU Local 10 and 34's successful Labor Conference to Stop the War held in San Francisco Oct. 20, 2007, as reported in the ILWU's newspaper, The Dispatcher.