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East Bay Labor & Workers

Photos: Port Truckers and Community Activists Converge to Shut Down the Port

by John Johnson

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:16PM

Photos from this morning's picket of the SSA terminal at the Port of Oakland.

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For more info, and the background of the Port Trucker's struggle see:
Open letter to the community from Port Truckers -- https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/20/18745131.php
City and Port of Oakland file Temporary Restraining Order Against Port Truckers -- https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/20/18745132.php
Port Of Oakland Truckers Shut Down Multiple Terminals During Morning Shift -- https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/21/18745189.php

§Early Morning Picket

by Hank

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:16PM

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Picketers early in the morning before heavy police presence. Port truckers and supporters from the community joined forces to hold a picket line at multiple entrances for roughly three hours.

§Picketing

by Hank

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:16PM

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§Scabbing Trucker

by Hank

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:16PM

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Later in the morning, at roughly 6:30 AM, officers from the Alameda County Sheriffs Office tried breaking the lines and blocked picketers while 2 scab trucks drove through the line.

§Strike Breakers

by Hank

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:16PM

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§ACSO attacks picketers

by Hank

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:16PM

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Citing penal code 647c, ACSO officers then attacked the picket (hitting two picketers in the process) and blocked strikers from reentering the street to return picketing.

§ACSO blocking

by Hank

Mon, Oct 21, 2013 9:16PM