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ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan

In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East.
In a February 22 letter to AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, ILWU International president Robert McEllrath reported that at a recent coast-wide union meeting, “One of the resolutions adopted by caucus delegates called on longshore workers to stop work during the day shift on May 1, 2008 to express their opposition to the war in Iraq.”
From the newswire: ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan by Internationalist Group
Website: here
More on: KPFK's Beneath the Surface (4/28/08 at 5:45 pm) and Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod(4/29/08)
Also: VERMONT AFL-CIO CALLS ON WORKERS TO SUPPORT WEST COAST SRIKE AGAINST WAR
by Vermont AFL-CIO
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truckers in nyc and new jersey also mobilizing for may day

New Jersey Port Truckers to Strike Over Fuel and Energy Costs

Workers Will Rally Off the New Jersey Turnpike in Large Work Stoppage

WHAT: Port truckers will stop work for two days to protest rising fuel and energy costs.

WHY: Rising fuel and energy costs are threatening the ability of port truckers to earn a
decent living and support their families as well as negatively impacting communities
across the country. NJ port truckers are taking action as part of a national effort of
transportation workers including - longshoremen and women, taxi workers, port and long
haul truck drivers, and railway workers - to build rank and file unity.

WHEN: April 30th at 10:30am.

HERE:
Vince Lombardi Truck Stop at Exit 18 of the New Jersey Turnpike.

WHO: Port truckers, labor supporters from the Industrial Workers of the World IU460/640 and Teamsters Local 805, and community allies.

Vince Lombardi Truck Stop at Exit 18 of the New Jersey Turnpike.

WHO: Port truckers, labor supporters from the Industrial Workers of the World IU460/640 and Teamsters Local 805, and community allies.
 

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