THEY WON'T BE COMPLICIT
In Greece, dockworkers at Piraeus Port and their union ENEDEP refuse to unload weapons from the Cosco Shipping Pisces.
They declared they won’t be complicit in Israel’s massacre of Palestinians.
#dockworkers
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#Israel #genocide #DockWorkers #blockade
@palestine
"Protests and celebration last night as unionised workers say no to aiding genocide"
"Greek dock workers have successfully blocked five containers of military-grade steel heading to genocidal Israel"
SKWAWKBOX · Video: Greek dock workers refuse to load FIVE ships of military-grade steel bound for IsraelProtests and celebration last night as unionised workers say no to aiding genocide In a huge victory for Palestinian freedom movement and its BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign, Greek…
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In Nov.1949 #longshoremen refused to load two ships bound for #colonial Indochina, which was fighting for independence. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1949, #dockworkers agreed to block all such cargo from seven French ports in the Mediterranean. #Solidarity against imperialism, always.
ILWU Apartheid South Africa Boycott https://jacobin.com/2024/11/ilwu-apartheid-south-africa-boycott
#apartheid #boycott #labormovement
#ILWU #dockworkers #organize #workingclasshistory #Waterfrontworkers #solidarity
jacobin.comHow American Dockworkers Fought Apartheid in South AfricaForty years ago today, San Francisco dockworkers struck a blow against apartheid by refusing to unload cargo from South Africa. That kind of international worker solidarity is badly needed today to end Israeli genocide and apartheid.
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A push for new automation may be redirected to the workers’ well-being. Funneling must be done by workers actively involved. Here is a win: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/yes-the-striking-dockworkers-were
Blood in the Machine · Yes, the striking dockworkers were Luddites. And they won.
Today in Labor History October 14, 1981: Dock workers in Darwin, Australia, began a seven-day strike, refusing to load uranium on board "Pacific Sky" for eventual use by the U.S. military. After a week, the ship was forced to leave without its cargo.
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Under my [the #Biden] Administration, #unemployment has been the lowest in 50 yrs, a record 19M new businesses have been created, & #inflation & #InterestRates are falling. And we’re seeing the power of #CollectiveBargaining to lift up #workers’ wages—including the progress made by #dockworkers on record #wages w/carriers, & #port operators & the reopening of East Coast & Gulf #ports.
#economy #Bidenomics #DemocratsDidThat #ILA #unions #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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#DemocratsDeliver #UnionStrong
Dockworkers Get Spiffy New Contract Offer After Just Three Days. Strikes Work.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/dockworkers-get-spiffy-new-contract
Wonkette · Dockworkers Get Spiffy New Contract Offer After Just Three Days. Strikes Work.
USpol; dock workers' strike successfully ended; workers will get raises
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As I have said, this is about fairness – & our #economy works best when #workers share in record #profits. #Dockworkers deserve a fair share for their hard #work getting essential goods out to communities across America.
#Dockworkers' #Union #Suspend #Strike until Jan.15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
'Causing heads to explode': Alarms sound as #ProTrump union leader accused of '#sabotage'
Story by Matthew Chapman
October 3, 2024
"Political observers and experts are raising alarms about the International #Longshoreman's Association union strike, which has seen #dockworkers suspend their duties unloading cargo at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts — speculating whether the head of the union is attempting economic sabotage in favor of former President Donald #Trump.
"#USMX, the key guild of maritime employers, offered the ILA upwards of 60 percent salary increases in their new contracts. The ILA, however, is demanding even higher increases, as well as the continuation of exorbitant fees to handle shipping containers — a practice so expensive, according to maritime journalist John Konrad, that U.S. ports frequently ship freight over roads hundreds of miles at ten times the expense to consumers rather than transport containers onto secondary barges at a fraction of the price to consumers — as well as a total ban on any new technology to automate ports, which industry experts have warned could destroy the competitiveness of U.S. shipping.
"The extreme nature of the demands has caused speculation among observers that the whole thing might be a ploy to get Trump elected."
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#Longshoremen agree to suspend #strike, reopen #ports
Striking #dockworkers reached a tentative agreement w/port operators on Thurs for a 62% wage increase & have extended their contract through Jan 15 to bargain over remaining issues.
#ILA #USMX #union #economy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/03/port-strike-over/
The Washington Post · Longshoremen agree to suspend strike, reopen ports
US #port #strike to END! after operators reach tentative #deal with #dockworkers for 62% raise
Striking US dock workers & port operators have reached a tentative #agreement for a #wage hike of around 62% that will end a 3-day strike, a source familiar w/the matter said.
Port work could resume as soon as Thurs
evening! the person said.
#Longshoremen #ILA #union #economy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ship-queue-grows-us-ports-dockworker-strike-enters-third-day-2024-10-03/
Why now? Why strike now?
..and what IS the relationship between ILA Leader Harald Daggett & Donald Trump?
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Michael Steele asks this question on Morning Joe today, October 3, 2024, Thursday
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#VicePresident #KamalaHarris backs #striking #dockworkers, #Trump #blames #labor #stoppage on the #Biden #administration.
The #Workers are #demanding #higherwages and #restrictions on #automation, #shuttingdown dozens of major #ports in the process.
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From the WSJ:
The Profane 78-Year-Old Leading the #Dockworkers Strike
‘They won’t be able to do anything in this country without my people,’ port #union chief #HaroldDaggett says in setting *audacious targets* in a coastwide #strike
Harold Daggett stood in front of the closed gates at the Port of New York & New Jersey just after midnight Tues & delivered a battle cry to hundreds of members of his #union that represents #portworkers from Maine to Texas.