Italian Port Workers Remind Us of Our Potential
For the past two weeks, Italian workers and a diverse layer of the population have been rising up against the genocide in Gaza. In a movement they call “Let’s Block Everything,” Italian port workers are threatening to halt all shipments from Italian ports to Israel, and much of the population is showing their support. In […]
Greek Port Workers Refuse to Load Genocide Materials
Last week, on July 16, port workers in Piraeus, Greece blocked shipment of weapons grade steel in route to Israel for use in that nation’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Workers and their union said in advance that they would not handle or load and unload the cargo. When it arrived, hundreds of dockworkers […]
The East Coast and Gulf Ports Longshore Contract Expires September 30: Will the Union Settle or Strike?
Negotiations for new contracts covering 45,000 longshoremen, working at 11 ports on the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf Coast, are at a standstill. On June 10th, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) broke them off, saying that longshore employers were continuing to violate the existing contract. The ILA has scheduled a meeting of local union officers for September 4th and […]