YouTube - No Hot Cargo-Interview With Saint John ILA 273 Business Agent Pat Riley
YouTube - No Hot Cargo-Interview With Saint John ILA 273 Business Agent Pat Riley
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SerfCitySJ
March 17, 2009
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In this clip. Saint John labour activist Pat Riley chats with Serf City host Mark Leger about a 1979 protest that resulted in the release of 16 political prisoners in Argentina. Known as the No Hot Cargo protest, the day long demonstration was staged in opposition to Canadas sale of a CANDU nuclear reactor to Argentina. For one day a shipment of heavy water sat untouched on the Saint John wharf as the longshoremen refused to cross the picket line out of solidarity with trade unions in South America.
The protest was featured in a song by folk singer and CBC personality Nancy White.