FW: 10,000 Dockworkers Are Counting On Us

Steven Hertzberg mailinglist at hertzberg.org
Fri Oct 4 17:53:30 PDT 2002


More than 10,000 West Coast dockworkers, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, have been locked out of their jobs since Sept. 29 by their employer--the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). You can help these dockworkers right now. Click on the link below to send a fax or keep reading for more information: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ilwu2/udu7i2ykwt

The PMA's campaign against these workers has been backed by threats of government intervention--including the threat of troops as replacement workers. Retailers like Crate&Barrel, Gap, Best Buy, Talbots, Wal-Mart and Target Stores are on the frontline in supporting government intervention through the National Retail Federation and the West Coast Waterfront Coalition--two Washington, D.C.-based business groups. These companies should be telling the employer to end the lockout and bargain a contract.

As chairman of the National Retail Federation, George Segal of Crate&Barrel can help end the lockout. You can join the fight for justice for these dockworkers. Take one minute right now to fax George Segal at Crate&Barrel by clicking on the link below. Tell him to urge the PMA to end the lockout and bargain a contract. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ilwu2/udu7i2ykwt

Thanks for all that you do.

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