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 […]
UK Port Workers Stand Up to the Global Supply Chain
On August 28, nearly 2,000 port workers in Felixstowe, the United Kingdom’s busiest port, concluded an 8-day strike that followed their rejection of a final offer from C.K. Hutchinson Holding, Ltd, the port operator. Because the port handles nearly one-third of all the U.K.’s trade, and an even larger percent of its trade with Asia, […]