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San Francisco Labor & Workers

Labor Against The War, Saturday January 27, 2007

by Charles Slay (slaycslay [at] aol.com)
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:10PM
Labor unions and their supporters turned out en masse on Saturday, January 27, to protest the war in Iraq. ILWU spokesman, Clarence Thomas gave a speech connecting the Iraq and Afgan wars with " the war against the American workers." The march proceeded down Market Street and up the Embarcadero to the picket line at Hornblower Yachts.
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§Raging Grannies and Vetrans for Peace
by Charles Slay
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:10PM
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The Raging Grannies and Vetran's For Peace were two of the many organizations that turned out in support of labor and against the war.
§Masters, Mates and Pilots
by Charles Slay
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:10PM
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Members of the Masters, Mates and Pilots union march down the Embarcadero to join the picket line at pier 33.
§Picket Line
by Charles Slay
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:10PM
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When the contract for the Alcatraz ferry service was awarded to Hornblower Yachts the Unions, MMPand ILWU were locked out.
§Revolucion Pacifica
by Charles Slay
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:10PM
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Some protesters had strong messages, this one says; "Peaceful revolutionis not going to deter the bloody counter revolution. Prepare yourself!"
§Jack Hirschman
by Charles Slay
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:10PM
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San Francisco's Poet Laureate, Jack Hirschman, read a poem "against the war and against Hornblower, bringing the two solidarities together."
§Persuasion
by Charles Slay
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 10:10PM
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The work to persuade the public to boycott Hornblower continues.
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