Submitted by solidarity on Fri, 01/03/2014 - 09:29
Submitted by solidarity on Sun, 12/08/2013 - 15:36
ILWU Local 10 members Boycott of South African Cargo In Solidarity With South African Workers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzPSaua4ovo&feature=youtu.be
In 1984, ILWU Local 10 members in San Francisco refused to handle South African cargo on he Nedlloyd Kimberly ship at pier 80 in the port. This was the most important direct labor action in the United States in solidarity with the South African workers and the fight against apartheid.
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Submitted by solidarity on Thu, 03/28/2013 - 11:54
ILWU Local 10 Member and Anti-apartheid Activist Leo Robinson: A Life In Struggle & SA Ambassador To US ILWU Local 10 Member and Anti-apartheid Activist Leo Robinson: A Life In Struggle
http://youtu.be/l6WWtdMjy8A
San Francisco ILWU Local 10 unionist, anti-apartheid activist Leo Robinson passed away January 14, 2013. He played an important role in organizing the labor fight against South African apartheid which was eventually won with critical support from ILWU Local 10 and the ILWU as a whole.
