Weekly IBU/ILWU & MMP Alcatraz Cruises Picket Line

The displaced workers from the Inland Boatmen's Union and Master Mates and Pilots Union will be having our regular Sunday picket at pier 33 at the Alcatraz Cruises dock from 10am-noon.

http://www.alcatrazunion.com

Update on Our Struggle:

Over the past 6 months members of the IBU and MMP have used many tactics in our efforts to re-secure our jobs on the Alcatraz Ferry service. We've demonstrated, picketed, filed lawsuits, lobbied politicians and gotten ourselves arrested (twice). We've had many small victories including costing the company millions of dollars by forcing them to pay prevailing wages and stalling their expected $5.00 ticket increase. We've built alliances with other unions and community groups and have seen hundreds of supporters attend our weekly Sunday picket lines. Over the past few months we've been joined on the picket line by nearly 10,000 people from the anti-war movement, thousands from the labor movement and the hundreds of people who refused to cross our picket line during the Indigenous People's Day sunrise ceremony. Through these acts of solidarity we are building broad based community support for our struggle.

But MacRae still refuses to do what's right!

Over the next few weeks will be stepping up our efforts to put some real pressure on MacRae, Hornblower and Alcatraz Cruises. We will be expanding our picket line to other locations along the Embacadero beyond Pier 33. We are currently building for more actions, pickets and protests leading up to the busy spring and summer tourist season. We need to let MacRae, Hornblower and the Park Service know that we are not going away until they do the right thing and give these 55 working families their jobs, health care and benefits back!