Charges Dropped Against Two ILWU10 Member-
Charges Dropped Against Two ILWU Local 10 Members
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
Although there was no quorum at the Local 10 Executive Board, President Melvin Mackay informed us that a settlement has been reached in the Ruffin/Harrison case. The two brothers will not have to plead guilty or no contest and will have no record. In exchange they will do two hours of paperwork. Ultimately the decision was theirs. It took us by surprise as we were organizing for a mass rally December 15th at the Woodland Courthouse. That rally has now been cancelled. We'd like to thank all unions and organizations for participating in our previous rallies. We especially want to thank Bill Camp, Executive Secretary of the Sacramento Central Labor Council, and his Mobilization Coordinator Zak Ford and Karen Bernal for helping to organize community groups in the West Sac area. There's no question that this would have been the largest rally so far. We can consider this a limited victory since the charges against them were dismissed. Racial profiling of African Americans and Mexican Americans has been going on for some time in Yolo County. The way to put a stop to it is organizing the kind of rallies we've been doing for the last year. Thanks again for all your support and please pass the word on to others who would were planning to participate at the rally on Monday.
In solidarity,
Jack Heyman