KCBS - Thursday May 1, 2008

OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS/AP) - Protesters walked picket lines Thursday at the Port of Oakland in an effort to convince truckers to take part in an attempted port shutdown.

Small groups of protesters stopped trucks as they approach port facilities. They're trying to get truckdrivers to participate in a work toppage protesting U.S. military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In San Francisco, nearly 1,000 protestors, led by dockworkers, marched peacefully down the San Francisco waterfront Thursday to show their opposition to the Iraq war.

They're calling on the U.S. government to withdraw its troops from wars overseas.

KCBS’ Janice Wright Reports on Protests at the Port of Oakland

In San Francisco protesters marched from a dockworkers rally on the western side of the Bay, at Justin Herman Plaza, to the San Francisco Millitary Recruitment Center on Davis street.

Meanwhile, on a day when the efforts of laborers are recognized all over the world, some students at UC Berkeley called attention to the contribution of immigrant workers to the economy.