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Think Progress (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Yesterday, more than 25,000 dockworkers in 29 West Coast ports stayed off the job in order to protest the Iraq war, according to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. “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 [...]
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The Blue Voice (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... corporations that control global shipping aren't loyal or accountable to any country," said Bob McEllrath, the ILWU's international president. "But longshore workers are different. We're loyal to America, and we won't stand by while our country, our troops, and our economy are destroyed by a war." See also: Dockers shut West Coast ports in brief protest by George Raine San Francisco Chronicle...
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Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... (something that is not the union's business either directly or even indirectly) is why union thug Bob McEllrath sadi that the dock workers all walked off the job today. All 29 ports on the West Coast, including the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been effectively shut down this morning as thousands of dockworkers stayed home to protest the Iraq war. The walkout comes two months...
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News From Underground (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
... us to the tune of $3 trillion," the president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Bob McEllrath, said in a written statement. "It's time to stand up, and we're doing our part today." ******** Longshore union strikes against war By PETER COLE GUEST COLUMNIST On Thursday, May Day, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union will declare an eight-hour strike to protest the...
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The Immoral Minority (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... and telling politicians in Washington that it's time to end the war in Iraq,” said union President Bob McEllrath. McEllrath, whose comments came in a press release handed out by union officials in the Port of Los Angeles area, said rank-and-file members decided in early January to stand down on May 1. Now these are some real Americans! I am mightily impressed with their commitment...
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Northwest Progressive Institute (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... to be unloaded in the Port of Tacoma and the truck gates are quiet. ILWU International President Bob McEllrath said the workers are “standing down on the job and standing up for America.” “We’re supporting the troops and telling politicians in Washington that it's time to end the war in Iraq,” McEllrath said. The protest doesn't come as a surprise to longshore employers. The union...
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Upper Left (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
…by closing down the docks to end the war. More than 25,000 West Coast International Longshore and Warehouse workers, including many hundred in Tacoma, are taking a day off work today in protest of the war in Iraq. **** ILWU International President Bob McEllrath said the workers are “standing down on the job and standing up for America.” A solidarity shout out to the men and women of the ILWU...
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Dollars & Sense blog (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
In a potent reminder of what organized labor can do, thousands of dockworkers along all 29 West Coast ports took the day off in a coordinated action to protest the U.S. war in Iraq. “We are supporting the troops and telling politicians in Washington that it's time to end the war in Iraq,” said union President Bob McEllrath. See the full story here .
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
"Big foreign corporations that control global shipping aren't loyal or accountable to any country," said Bob McEllrath, the ILWU's international president. "But longshore workers are different. We're loyal to America, and we won't stand by while our country, our troops, and our economy are destroyed by a war."
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Alternate Brain (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... us to the tune of $3 trillion," the president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Bob McEllrath, said in a written statement. "It's time to stand up, and we're doing our part today." About 25,000 union members are employed at 29 West Coast ports, but the protest took place only during the day shift. A spokesman for the main West Coast employers' group, the Pacific Maritime...
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Majikthise (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Bravo, dockworkers : Yesterday, more than 25,000 dockworkers in 29 West Coast ports stayed off the job in order to protest the Iraq war, according to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union . “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...
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World Prout Assembly (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... and telling politicians in Washington that it's time to end the war in Iraq,” said union President Bob McEllrath. McEllrath, whose comments came in a press release handed out by union officials in the Port of Los Angeles area, said rank-and-file members decided in early January to stand down on May 1. The dockworkers’ action also affected ports in Oakland, Seattle and San Diego, and...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... and we won't stand by while our country, our troops, and our economy are destroyed by a war," said Bob McEllrath, the ILWU's international president.The West Coast ports are the nation's principal gateway for cargo container traffic from the Far East, with the adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handling about 40 percent of the nation's cargo.J. Craig Shearman, a spokesman for the...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... us to the tune of $3 trillion," the president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Bob McEllrath, said in a written statement. "It's time to stand up, and we're doing our part today."About 25,000 union members are employed at 29 West Coast ports, but the protest took place only during the day shift. A spokesman for the main West Coast employers' group, the Pacific Maritime...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
... us to the tune of $3 trillion,” the president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Bob McEllrath, said in a written statement. “It's time to stand up, and we’re doing our part today.”About 25,000 union members are employed at 29 West Coast ports, but the protest took place only during the day shift. A spokesman for the main West Coast employers’ group, the Pacific Maritime...
