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DESCRIPTION:                              DEFEND ILWU !\nInternational Day Of Action  
 March 15, 2013\nStop Mitsui Union Busting and Concessionary 
 Contracts\nFight the Lockout of ILWU by United Grain in the Port of 
 Vancouver, Washington\n                        \n  Protest Rally: Fri. 
 March 15, 4:30PM @ 50 California St., SF\n\nOn March 15, 2013 there will be 
 international actions and protests against the union busting lockout of 
 ILWU Local 4 members by the Mitsui-owned company United Grain in the Port 
 Of Vancouver, Washington.\n\nSince the concessionary contract at EGT in 
 Longview, Washington, other grain handlers have imposed a similar contract 
 in NW grain ports after longshore workers voted 94% to reject it. The 
 contract eliminated the union hiring hall, imposed a 12 hour day and 
 allowed the replacement of union members if they stopped work for health 
 and safety reasons. The other anti-union grain monopoly Cargill/Temco 
 signed a separate agreement which includes many of these draconian measures 
 which is being heralded by union officials as a “victory” because, they 
 say, Cargill is American-owned. Longshore workers  in Portland, the West 
 Coast’s largest grain port, voted that concessionary contract 
 down.\n\nAlready there have been fires and dangerous accidents working 
 under these contracts.\nMitsui-owned United Grain locked out the ILWU 
 members and have brought in scabs who have been training for many months to 
 bust the ILWU. This attack on the union hiring hall, a key victory of the 
 1934 West Coast Maritime strike, is a major defeat for  members of the ILWU 
 and all workers whether in unions or not. This also whets the appetite of 
 all maritime bosses who are want to impose EGT-type concessions in 2014 
 when the West Coast longshore contract expires.\n\nThe ILWU International 
 leadership, using racist, flag-waving nationalism, is attacking Japanese 
 capitalist bosses like they did during the lockout of ILWU Local 30 miners 
 who were locked out in Boron, California by British-based Rio Tinto. This 
 is a reactionary diversion. Only international labor solidarity actions can 
  beat these union busters. Many companies are global. Whether British-owned 
 company, Japanese-owned or American-owned, these companies are intent on 
 destroying union labor here and around the world.\n\nThe ILWU Local 8 
 Executive Board in Portland and Japanese Doro-Chiba railway union have 
 taken the initiative to call for action against Mitsui in solidarity with 
 ILWU grain workers. The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee (TWSC) is 
 supporting this International Day of Action.\n\nJoin us on Friday March 
 15th at 4:30 PM at 50 California in San Francisco at the headquarters of 
 Mitsui in California. Let them know: Union busting is disgusting!\nFor more 
 information go to www.transportworkers.org    Or call 510-501-7080\n        
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 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/12/18733477.php
SUMMARY:International Day Of Action Defend ILWU-Stop Mitsui Union Busting
LOCATION:1 Mongomery/Market St.\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/12/18733477.php
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