ILWU Local 10 Rally October 6th at Yolo County Courthouse Near Sacramento

Defend Local 10 Members Jason Ruffin and Aaron Harrison Beaten and
Arrested By Police.
Stop Racial Profiling! Drop The Bogus Charges!

6:00 AM: Buses leave ILWU Local 10 (400 North Point St. by Fisherman's Wharf).

8:00 AM: Rally in Woodland (near Sacramento)

On October 6, 2008 at the Yolo County Courthouse two ILWU Local 10
longshoremen, Jason Ruffin and Aaron Harrison, will go on trial. These
two brothers were beaten and arrested by police while returning to
work after lunch in the port of Sacramento on August 23, 2007. When
port security guards demanded they open the car trunk to be searched,
they called their union business agent to find out what their rights
are. New repressive (MARSEC) maritime security regulations was cited
in the assault, handcuffing, macing and arrest the two black union
members. They were initially charged with "trespassing" and "resisting
arrest". The "trespassing" charge was dropped. The video shows that
they did nothing wrong.

Sacramento police have a record of racist attacks on African American
and Mexican American youth. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
is defending these youth against unconstitutional police measures. The
defense of these unionists is critical not just for them and the ILWU
but for all unions and working people.

The use of "homeland security" and the bipartisan "war on terror" to
attack workers, like the Palmer Raids in the '20's and the McCarthy
witchunts of the'50's, seek to shackle the trade union movement. Now,
the government is simultaneously waging a criminal war in Iraq and
Afghanistan costing billions and proposing a $700 billion bailout of
Wall Street fat cats.

Labor must stop this war on workers!

Send letters of protest to The Yolo County District Attorney's Office:
District Attorney Jeff Reisig
301Second Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Fax: 530-666-8423

For More Information Contact ILWU LOCAL 10 phone: 415-776-8100
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