Occupy Oakland General Strike - Shutdown of the Port of Oakland, 11/2/11: photos, 1 of 2

by dave id

Thu, Nov 10, 2011 1:38PM

In the largest action of the day during the Occupy Oakland General Strike on November 2nd, tens of thousands of people gathered at 14th & Broadway and marched to the Oakland Port to blockade gates in two waves and forced the fifth largest port in the United States to close for the evening shift. Earlier in the day, dozens of ILWU workers showed solidarity with the call for the General Strike by not showing up for work, thereby disrupting the morning shift. In the late afternoon and evening, thousands of demonstrators remained at the port for five hours, until word came that the labor arbitrator had ruled that dock workers did not have to cross picket lines and would not be penalized with pay forfeiture for that shift.

[Pictured above: First wave of marchers on 14th Street leave downtown at 4pm, crossing I-880 here with City Hall and Federal Buildings in background]

Map of the Oakland Port: http://g.co/maps/bk49q

Port Blockade Announcement
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/29/18695924.php

Occupy Oakland General Strike - Afternoon Before Port Action, 11/2/11: photos
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/09/18698507.php

Occupy Oakland General Strike - Banks Smashed Up in Afternoon, 11/2/11: photos, 2 of 2
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/07/18698029.php

Occupy Oakland General Strike - Banks Smashed Up in Afternoon, 11/2/11: photos, 1 of 2
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/07/18698004.php

Occupy Oakland General Strike - Banks Shut Down in Morning, 11/2/11: photos
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/06/18697977.php

Occupy Oakland General Strike November 2nd! No Business As Usual November 2nd!
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/02/18696666.php

Indybay Breaking News Reports from Occupy Oakland on Wednesday, November 2nd
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/02/18696729.php

Strike Announcement
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/26/18695438.php

Occupy Oakland
http://www.occupyoakland.org/strike

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For more information: http://www.indybay.org/occupyoakland

§Heading to West Oakland on the 14th Street I-880 overpass

by dave id

Thu, Nov 10, 2011 1:38PM