Over 10,000 Union Members Stops Work to STOP the War!

West Coast ports were SHUT DOWN on May Day.

"I personally believe they should bring back the draft. Because the minute they bring back the draft, it will end this war right there and then. Every college student in the nation would be out protesting. And every mother." -- Ernest Gaureau, Vietnam Veteran

Thank the ILWU for speaking for us http://www.ilwu.org/

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[melarry]

This is wonderful -- thank heavens for so many people brave enough to take a stand. I love my country dearly -- this is the one my family died for, not Bush's version.

[diezungen]

Thank you, longshoremen!

[DietLite1986]

stupid unions.

They are terrorist organizations.

They function on fear.

[IBEWLOCAL2295]

@jimj122680 I couldn't agree more! why pay more than minimum wage when you can hire someone here illegally and oppress them for next to nothing. If unions were in EVERY country the gap between top level management and the workers who make the money wouldn't be 200 to 1. Worker today make less than workers in 1972 when adjusted for inflation, meanwhile corporations continue making staggering sums of $ at the expense of the workers who make it all possible! Unionize NOW!!!!

[kingofthebrittains]

I don't think the immigrants have a seat at the big, fancy "Collusion Table". They're merely used as slaves like all workers are. Google "zeitgeist addendum" I think you'll like it. Cheers!

[jimj122680]

Illegal immigration is about one thing - CHEAP LABOR. It's a collusion between:

1) U.S. corporations

2) Illegal immigrants

3) U.S. politicians (paid off by corporations to make sure hiring laws aren't enforced)

This is happening because U.S. businessmen want to undercut the U.S. labor class (proletariat) & replace them with low wage workers.

WHO WINS? Illegal workers (earning FAR MORE than in Mexico) and U.S. businessmen in extra profits from cheap labor.

WHO LOSES? The U.S. working class.

[GhettoG786]

its was realy bush fault saddam doest want to

give oil fair as go sumwer else but then bush wud try to ruin him by war but all it done it ruin ppls life for no reason all souljas should come home and tell bush go fuk himself go home to ur family and friends

[Phoenix1795]

They sound like 4 year olds, "Oh guys, lets stop work cause if we do the war will stop then people who WILLINGLY signed up to go will come home!" I also hate how people say that the only reason we're in Iraq is to get oil but the same people complain when we drill of shore to get oil.

[millertas]

The whole Iraq invasion was a ploy by Bush/Cheney to oust Saddam Hussein who wanted to use other currency besides the US Dollar when trading oil. Cheney (heavily involved in Haliburton) also profits from war as one of the biggest suplliers. Like so many wars it was fought for the benefit of the rich with the money of the middle class and the blood of the poor. The rich just fly the flag and tell the poor how wonderful they are and they continue shed their blood for the rich.

[selleckman2]

Oh now I know why America's economy has gone to shit!

[nouse4dogooders]

union members = lazy bums who turn out piss poor products.

[EliteDarknessScyther]

I think this is good that they are protesting, but I DO NOT THINK it is good that they are basiclly sabotaging our Country and Military who ARE fighting to KEEP US SAFE just to get them back home for they're own selfish desires!