Posted on 04/30/2008 10:19:23 AM PDT by PanzerKardinal
The ILWU: Back to its Marxist Roots
March 12, 2008
At a time when even Russia and China are rejecting their Marxist past, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union still plans on celebrating the birth of communism by taking “May Day” off.
These are people, by the way, who earn six-figure incomes, generous benefits, and pensions for putting in fewer hours on the job than their dock-working comrades anywhere in the world.
That measure of failed solidarity notwithstanding, the ILWU is also asking the AFL-CIO to join them in the work stoppage.
Is it any wonder why many shippers are now choosing to bypass the West Coast altogether now? And with upcoming labor negotiations pending with the Pacific Maritime Association this spring, one might expect even more symbolic disruptions.
Beg pardon, sir, they were locked out and they were locked out before they could engage in slowdowns, which are essentially a paid strike.
As to what they will do for this contract, only Big Bob knows for sure.
Whose sites? The Unions?
The ILA. I posted a few of the dead links.
They aren’t nearly as web conscience as the ILWU.
It seemed that most we VVAW traitors, so does anyone have more info on that?
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