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MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History July 5, 1998: Rebel Longshoreman, writer and Wobbly (IWW) Gilbert Mers (1908-1998) died. Mers wrote the book “Working the Waterfront: The Ups &amp; Downs of a Rebel Longshoreman” in which he exposed the Texas Rangers of the 1930s and 40s as legalized strike-breaking bullies. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GilbertMers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GilbertMers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waterfront" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterfront</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TexasRangers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasRangers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstadon</span></a></span></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History July 5, 1934: Two strikers were shot and killed and more than 100 were injured by San Francisco police in what came to be known as "Bloody Thursday," leading to one of the last General Strikes in U.S. history. The West Coast maritime strike lasted 84 days and spread from San Pedro, in Los Angeles Country up to Puget Sound, in Washington. One of the strike leaders in San Francisco was Harry Bridges, a former member of the IWW who had immigrated from Australia. Teamsters supported the strike by refusing to handle “hot” cargo that had been unloaded by scabs. 7-9 workers, in total, were killed during these strikes (in San Pedro, Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco); over 1000 were injured; and over 500 were arrested. In San Francisco, the National Guard, along with vigilantes, patrolled the streets with armored vehicles with machine guns mounted on them.</p><p>I used to have a neighbor who was a lifelong member of the typographical union. A really big guy named Herb, who told me that his most vivid memory of the strike was that the streets had become white from all the milk being dumped by dairy delivery drivers, in solidarity with the striking maritime workers.</p><p>The ILWU Mural General Strike Sculpture/Mural was created in 1984-86 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1934 SF General Strike. The artists were Miranda Bergman, Tina Dresher, Nicole Emanuel, Lari Kilolani, James Morgan, Ray Patlán, Eduardo Pineda, James Prigoff, O'Brien Thiele, Horace Washington. The artwork now stands at the corner of Mission and Steuart Streets, in the old Rincon Hill neighborhood, the epicenter of the 1934 San Francisco Waterfront Strike and Bloody Thursday. This photo of the artwork was taken by James Prigoff, and can be found in the Found SF project: <a href="https://www.foundsf.org/Artist!_Mike_Mosher" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foundsf.org/Artist!_Mike_Moshe</span><span class="invisible">r</span></a></p><p>I’ve included a close-up of the artwork in its current home, at Mission and Steuart Streets, along with a commemorative plaque (both photos by me). The plaque reads: </p><p>“In memory of Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise, who gave their lives on Bloody Thursday, July 5, 1934, so that all working people might enjoy a greater measure of dignity and security.</p><p>Sperry and Bordoise were fatally shot by San Francisco police at the intersection of Mission and Steuart Streets, when longshoremen and seamen attempted to stop maritime employers from breaking their joint strike. Community outrage at these killings sparked a General Strike by all San Francisco unions.</p><p>The maritime strike continued through the middle of the summer, concluding with a union victory which brought decent conditions to the shipping industry and set the stage for the rebirth of a strong and democratic labor movement on the west cost.</p><p>An Injury to One is an Injury to all.”</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BloodyThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloodyThursday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ilwu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ilwu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarryBridges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarryBridges</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/maritime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maritime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nationalguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalguard</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teamsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teamsters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mural</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History July 5, 1934: Two strikers were shot and killed and more than 100 were injured by San Francisco police in what came to be known as "Bloody Thursday," leading to one of the last General Strikes in U.S. history. The governor called in the National Guard to suppress the strike by the International Longshoremen’s &amp; Warehousemen’s Union (ILWU). Police and Guard violence led to 43 injuries due to clubbing and gas, and 30 more for bullet wounds. Two chemical companies used the unrest as an opportunity to test and sell their wares. Joseph Roush, from Federal Laboratories, shot a long-range tear gas shell at the strikers. He then told his company, "I might mention that during one of the riots, I shot a long-range projectile into a group, a shell hitting one man and causing a fracture of the skull, from which he has since died. As he was a Communist, I have had no feeling in the matter and I am sorry that I did not get more." </p><p>Mike Quinn wrote about the strike in his 1949 book, “The Big Strike.” Quinn was a working-class journalist and novelist. He was an active member of the Communist Party and a writer for the ILWU.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BloodyThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloodyThursday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ilwu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ilwu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/riots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>riots</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massacre</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/acab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acab</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>novel</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstadon</span></a></span></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History May 26, 1851: Stevedores and longshoreman struck in San Francisco. This was the first documented longshore strike in California. They were demanding six dollars per day, which was a lot in those days. However, the gold rush caused massive inflation and six dollars was not much in light of that. They also were fighting for a nine-hour work day and one dollar per hour overtime. In the wake of this successful strike, organizers formed the Riggers’ and Stevedores’ Association.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stevedore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stevedore</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History May 9, 1934: Longshoremen began a strike for a union hiring hall and union recognition, ultimately leading to the San Francisco general strike. After World War One, West Coast longshore workers were poorly organized or represented by company unions. The IWW had tried to organize them and had some successes, like in San Pedro, in 1922, but they were ultimately crushed by injunctions, imprisonment, deportation and vigilante violence. While longshoremen lacked a well-organized union, they retained a syndicalist sentiment and militancy. Many Wobblies were still working the docks. On May 9, 1934, longshoremen walked off the job at ports up and down the West Coast, soon to be followed by sailors. Goons shot at strikers in San Pedro. There was also violence in Oakland and San Francisco. Street battles between the cops and strikers continued in San Francisco, heating up on July 3. Things came to a head on Bloody Thursday, July 5, when police shot 3 workers (two of them died). The attack led to a four-day general strike that effectively shut down commerce in San Francisco, despite police violence and attempts to weaken it by national unions. In 2017, San Francisco renamed the big plaza across from the Ferry Building Harry Bridges Plaza. Many of the city’s recent Palestinian solidarity protests have taken place there.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/generalstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generalstrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/policebrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policebrutality</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massacre</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/policemurder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policemurder</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/harrybridges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harrybridges</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bloodythursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloodythursday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a></p>
Brent SleeperJuly 5 1934 men killed shot in back.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Longshoremen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Longshoremen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Union?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Union</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Labor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Labor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Strike?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Strike</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Agitprop?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Agitprop</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Doorway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Doorway</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Architecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FishermansWharf?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FishermansWharf</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NorthBeach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthBeach</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SanFrancisco?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanFrancisco</a>
Houston Public Media<p>U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/economy/2025/01/09/510285/longshoremen-reach-tentative-agreement-with-ports-shippers-averting-a-potential-strike/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/economy/2025/01/09/510285/longshoremen-reach-tentative-agreement-with-ports-shippers-averting-a-potential-strike/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GulfCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternationalLongshoremenSAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalLongshoremenSAssociation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USMaritimeAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMaritimeAlliance</span></a></p>
Liam O'Mara IV, PhD<p>In Nov.1949 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> refused to load two ships bound for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonial</span></a> Indochina, which was fighting for independence. On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThisDayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisDayInHistory</span></a> in 1949, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> agreed to block all such cargo from seven French ports in the Mediterranean. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a> against imperialism, always.</p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p>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: <a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/yes-the-striking-dockworkers-were" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloodinthemachine.com/p/yes-th</span><span class="invisible">e-striking-dockworkers-were</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/dockWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/success" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>success</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>win</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organizing</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/militancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militancy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/militants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>militants</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resiliency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/personalSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalSafety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/collectiveSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collectiveSafety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/dockers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockers</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Luddites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luddites</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AIRisks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIRisks</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a></p>
KProfsBlog<p>Two OCU Law students have inspired a blog post about two union actions, the International Longshoremen's Association's averted (for now) strike, and the Boeing machinists' strike, which is ongoing.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/contracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracts</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OCULaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OCULaw</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2024/10/strike-news.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lawprofessors.typepad.com/cont</span><span class="invisible">ractsprof_blog/2024/10/strike-news.html</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2024/10/longshoremen-strike-ila-usmx-wages" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jacobin.com/2024/10/longshorem</span><span class="invisible">en-strike-ila-usmx-wages</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/logistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMX</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Port workers situation after 3 day strike <a href="https://labornotes.org/2024/10/port-strike-ends-workers-win-24-wage-increase" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">labornotes.org/2024/10/port-st</span><span class="invisible">rike-ends-workers-win-24-wage-increase</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maritimeworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maritimeworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>As I have said, this is about fairness – &amp; our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> works best when <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> share in record <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> deserve a fair share for their hard <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> getting essential goods out to communities across America.</p><p>— <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CollectiveBargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveBargaining</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMX</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ports</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Statement by VP <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMX</span></a> Agreement</p><p>Tonight the International <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a>’s Association &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maritime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maritime</span></a> Alliance came together to reach a tentative agreement that reopens the East Coast &amp; Gulf <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ports</span></a>, &amp; I want to applaud all involved for their efforts. This step indicates progress toward a strong <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contract</span></a> &amp; represents the power of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CollectiveBargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveBargaining</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/03/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-ila-and-usmx-agreement/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/s</span><span class="invisible">tatements-releases/2024/10/03/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-ila-and-usmx-agreement/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Between today’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> report &amp; yesterday’s deal to end the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a>, things are looking up for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>!</p><p>[if only by taking away 2 BS talking points from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightWing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> folks]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bidenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bidenomics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Employers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Employers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
Jude Jackson<p>Longshoremen must reject this effort to sabotage their struggle. </p><p>Betrayal on the docks: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> sells out <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a>’s strike - World Socialist Web Site</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DockworkersStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DockworkersStrike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/04/pers-o04.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/0</span><span class="invisible">4/pers-o04.html</span></a></p>
miketcope<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> strike suspended <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/business/economy/port-strike-suspended.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Pk4.Yjxx.qDUhvvUZe1h7&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/10/03/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/economy/port-strike-suspended.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Pk4.Yjxx.qDUhvvUZe1h7&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> agree to suspend <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a>, reopen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ports</span></a> <br>
Striking <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> reached a tentative agreement w/port operators on Thurs for a 62% wage increase &amp; have extended their contract through Jan 15 to bargain over remaining issues.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMX</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/03/port-strike-over/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">24/10/03/port-strike-over/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/port" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>port</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> to END! after operators reach tentative <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deal</span></a> with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> for 62% raise</p><p>Striking US dock workers &amp; port operators have reached a tentative <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/agreement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agreement</span></a> for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wage</span></a> hike of around 62% that will end a 3-day strike, a source familiar w/the matter said.</p><p>Port work could resume as soon as Thurs<br>evening! the person said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ship-queue-grows-us-ports-dockworker-strike-enters-third-day-2024-10-03/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/ship-queu</span><span class="invisible">e-grows-us-ports-dockworker-strike-enters-third-day-2024-10-03/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Diversions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diversions</span></a> are a key issue for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a>, w/the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a>'s president, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HaroldDaggett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HaroldDaggett</span></a>, threatening that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> would travel to ports where diverted vessels attempt to unload their freight. Daggett has mentioned the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILWU</span></a> allowing ILA members to go to the port in the 1977 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> to stop the unloading of a diverted vessel. Daggett was one of those longshoremen at that time who traveled to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WestCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestCoast</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/03/ports-strike-chaos-costs-starting-to-rise.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2024/10/03/ports-stri</span><span class="invisible">ke-chaos-costs-starting-to-rise.html</span></a></p>
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