Submitted by solidarity on Wed, 12/03/2014 - 18:49
Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 09/30/2014 - 08:25
The Stop ZIM Action Committee thanks participants and supporters of the Zim Shanghai blockade on Saturday, September 27, and salutes ILWU Local 10 longshore workers for honoring the picket lines.
September 29, 2014
In another resounding victory for Palestine solidarity, labor, Palestine solidarity and community activists successfully picketed the Israeli-owned container ship Zim Shanghai on Saturday, September 27th at the Port of Oakland. ILWU Local 10 longshore workers refused to cross the picket line and sent the ship back to sea with all its cargo still on board.
Submitted by solidarity on Sun, 09/28/2014 - 18:26
Pro-Palestine protesters again thwart Israeli cargo ship in Oakland-Forced to Leave For LA With Unloading And Loading Cargo
New picketing effort at Port of Oakland prevents Israeli-owned cargo ship from unloading after similar incident last month
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/28/pro-palestine-protesters-is...
• Ed Pilkington in New York
• theguardian.com, Sunday 28 September 2014 15.40 EDT
Submitted by solidarity on Sun, 09/28/2014 - 00:24
Israeli Zim Shanghai At Standstill In Oakland By ILWU Action & Picket LIne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy5JuSB-0O8&feature=
ILWU Local 10 longshore workers refused to work the Zim
ship Shanghai at the Port Of Oakland on Saturday
September 27, 2014. One hundred and fifty picketers
from the Stop Zim Action Committee picketed the ship
at the SSA terminal pier 57 at the Port of Oakland and
called on the ILWU Local 10 and Local 34 not to work
Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 09/27/2014 - 11:35
Victory At Port Of Oakland SSA Picket Of Zim Shanghai-Rally & March Continuing At 4:30 PM West Oakland BART
The blockade of the Zim Shanghai continues tonight, after all but one ILWU longshore worker refused to take the job at morning dispatch.
Gather at W. Oakland BART by 4:30pm tonight to march and/or carpool to the port, or come directly to the SSA Terminal, Berth 57, at the Port of Oakland by 5pm.
Please continue to check text messages, Twitter and Facebook for alerts and updates.
