I didnt know where to put this, so this is where it ended up.
I know some here will be in complete support of this action, but I doubt the same ones will remember what happened to commerce in the US a couple of years ago when the Longies got locked out because they were a sniveling bunch of commie children
> The following message was received from Mr. Peter Friedmann, the PCC
> Washington representative that the ILWU is instructing its membership to
> walk off the job on Thursday, May 1, 2008 in protest to our presence in
> Afghanistan and Iraq. There could also be additional disruption of cargo
> movement over the week-end due to this action.
> Roger Clarke, President
>
> Subject: May 1 West Coast ports closed
>
>
> It is confirmed that the ILWU is using International Labor Day (May 1) to
> walk off the job at all west coast ports, which will shut them down, to
> show
> opposition to US presence in Afghanistan and Iraq and to call to bring
> home
> the troops.
>
> As May 1 is Thursday, and this is, after al,l the ILWU, many are wondering
> if they might just make this a 4 day week end, and keep the ports closed
> on
> Friday. Apparently the ILWU has said this is just a one day action, and
> that
> the ports will be open on Friday May 2. (but no doubt congested with all
> that Thursday cargo).
>
> Peter Friedmann
> PCC Washington Representative

somebody should get the memo out to the union:lolhit:

http://www.ilwu.org/

http://www.ilwu.org/longshore/industrynotes.cfm

they don't know anything about it.

trust me Mikey, the word is already out.
The ILWU ceased moving (they call it a slowdown) at 10 this morning, and from what I hear from the steamship lines, they aint coming back till monday.

trust me Mikey, the word is already out.
The ILWU ceased moving (they call it a slowdown) at 10 this morning, and from what I hear from the steamship lines, they aint coming back till monday.
then they should have told somebody. we'll find out tomorrow.

on the bright side-the ports being down means we won't be exporting capital for a couple of days.

every cloud has a silver lining:thumbs:

Apparently the ILWU has said this is just a one day action, and that
the ports will be open on Friday May 2. (but no doubt congested with all
that Thursday cargo).


Sucks to be them if they go back to work Friday.

michele, i just noticed your avatar.
the turtle would be dead.

michele, i just noticed your avatar.
the turtle would be dead.


yep,mmhhmmm

I do know this :thumbs:

still nothing about any work stoppage on the wires...maybe i'm not looking hard enough?

michele, i just noticed your avatar.
the turtle would be dead.

You are looking at the wrong thing in her profile...