Dockworkers Protest Iraq War
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Thousands of dockworkers at West Coast ports stayed off the job on Thursday in what their union said was a call for an end to the war in Iraq.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said more than 25,000 members in 29 ports stayed off the job. The action came despite an order issued Wednesday by an arbitrator directing the union to tell its members to report for work as usual in response to a request from employers.
“Longshore workers are standing down on the job and standing up for America,” Bob McEllrath, the union’s president, said in a statement. “We’re supporting the troops and telling politicians in Washington that it’s time to end the war in Iraq.”
Did CNN run this at the top of the news?
Not sure how widely known it was. I heard about it this morning as I cruised down the Alameda/Oakland estuary on the morning ferry I take. On the east side of us there are normally container ships being unloaded and loaded. Today it was quiet. Yesterday there had been a lot of ships; most had sailed over night (I guess the longshore men worked hard to get them out before the protest).
I was aware of it only from seeing it on Huff Post. Still - mighty awesome!