“Contract, Yes! Government intervention, No!” was the message of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the AFL-CIO, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and many mayors at rallies up and down the West Coast, Aug. 12. Thousands took to the streets in protest of a threat by the Bush administration to take over ports militarily in the event that the union decides to strike.
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Also, analyst David Bacon wrote an excellent article on the ILWU's conflict with the Bush Administration; and Global Indymedia recently compiled an in-depth feature on the West Coast Longshore Workers.
Longshoremen Protest Bush