ILWU story

[joanna bujes]

As this is written, over 10,000 West Coast  dockworkers are locked out of 
their jobs for the second time since Friday night, Sept. 27. Once  again, 
the Pacific Maritime Assn. (PMA), aconsortium of shipping and terminal 
companies charged that members of the International Longshore  and 
Warehouse Union (ILWU) orchestrated a coastwide work-slowdown at 29 
seaports. The union adamantly denied there was a work slowdown. The union 
said that the bosses' chief negotiator was showing "the same disrespect for 
the union he has since the beginning of these talks. He is unilaterally 
taking the action of closing  all ports and bears full responsibility for 
its effects on the American economy."

for the rest see

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=41&ItemID=2411

Joanna