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No Peace No Work! ILWU Shuts Down West Coast Ports On May Day 2008

On May 2, 2008, ILWU shut down west coast ports to protest the war and commemorate May Day. This video shows some of the speakers at the May Day rally initiated by the ILWU Local 10 and interviews longshore workers about why they are taking action against the war on May Day 2008.
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Posted by The Oregonian - May 01, 2008

About 65 to 70 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8 gathered on the Eastbank Esplanade between the Burnside and Steel bridges about noon Thursday to place 800 carnations in the Willamette River.

The group was commemorating the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers who have died in the Iraq war.

ILWU workers were joined by members of other groups, including Commander Harvey Thorstad, U.S. Navy (Ret.) of the Portland chapter of Veterans for Peace.

"The whole purpose of the demonstration is to bring light to the people that want to bring the troops home, now," Thorstad said.

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Thousands of War Protesters in San Francisco (Jan. 27, 2007) join the Longshoremen picket line put up at a ferry boat company which takes tourists to Alcatraz Island. The edited video initially explains through interviews with union pilots and crew what their strike is about, then highlights key labor and anti-war speeches connecting the illegal Iraq war with the domestic war against working people. Produced by Labor Beat. 28 minutes.

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By BRENT JANG - Globe and Mail Update

A strike at Canadian National Railway Co. is slowing down its train network, affecting everything from delivery of electronic imports from Asia to grain exports.

Amid efforts to secure a back-to-work order, Montreal-based CN said its system is running "at the 75-per-cent to 80-per-cent level," based on "traffic handled and network fluidity."

CN handles commodities worth $102-million daily on the Toronto-Montreal corridor alone, but no major delays were reported across its national system Monday.

The United Transportation Union, which began its strike on Saturday, countered that CN's performance is closer to 25 per cent of what would be considered smooth operations. CN declined to say how many managers are on the job, but the union estimates there are roughly 600 people filling in for 2,800 striking conductors and yard-service workers.

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