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End the Siege of Gaza!
Picket the Zim Shanghai Starting September 27 at the Port of Oakland!

Israel and Hamas agreed to a set of conditions for a ceasefire on August 26th, after Israel had killed more than 2,100 Palestinians in Gaza - mostly civilians, more than a quarter children - and destroyed much of Gaza's infrastructure, housing, hospitals, schools and water supply.

ILWU Rank and File Back Picket Of Zim ship Piraeus At Port Of Oakland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZK1hoSkR_c&feature=youtu.be
In a four day labor community picket at the Port of Oakland, ILWU
rank and file from Local 10 and Local 34 abided by a picket line
despite the presence of hundreds of police and Alameda County
Deputies to force the longshore workers to cross the picket lines.
The picketing which took place between August 17 through

Reposted From San Francisco Chronicle Owned by the union busing Hearst Corporation
Bosses Pushing ILWU Rank And File For Concessions And Give-Backs Using Panama Canal "A constructive labor-management partnership"
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Widened-Panama-Canal-may-threate...
Widened Panama Canal may threaten West Coast port jobs
By Michael Nacht and Larry Henry

August 29, 2014 | Updated: August 30, 2014 1:47pm

Long Beach Port Protest: Stop Unloading Zim Haifa Ship 23 Aug 2014-ILWU Local 13 Cancels Shift At LA Port
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvDS2szjoOc&feature=youtu.be
Published on Aug 23, 2014
A coalition of Block the Boat, BDS-LA, and many other organizations--more than 200 people--protested and were successful to block a Zim Haifa Shipping line, Israeli owned, from unloading its cargo.

Protesters fail to disrupt Zim ship operations at Tacoma
http://www.joc.com/protesters-fail-disrupt-zim-ship-tacoma_20140823.html

JOC Staff | Aug 23, 2014 2:49PM EDT

The Zim Chicago was being worked at the Port of Tacoma on Saturday morning despite the presence of protesters seeking to disrupt operations of the ship operated by Israel-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services.