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UNION MARCH AGAINST EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE IN OAKLAND
WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 2003, 1 p.m.
RALLY: 530 Water Street, Jack London Sq. Oakland (Oakland Port Authority)
MARCH: To Oakland City Hall
RALLY: 530 Water Street, Jack London Sq. Oakland (Oakland Port Authority)
MARCH: To Oakland City Hall
Protest Police Violence at Port of Oakland, April 26
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UNIONS RALLY AGAINST EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE IN OAKLAND
Early on the morning of April 7, Oakland police fired upon peaceful protesters and workers at the Port of Oakland. Members of ILWU 10 were standing by, not crossing community picket lines in front of their work entrances because it was a health and safety matter. Nearly without warning, the Oakland Police Department started firing wooden dowels, concussion grenades, and beanbags at everyone there, hitting workers and protesters in the face, neck, and back. An ILWU Local 10 Business Agent was also arrested in the madness. The Mayor says the OPD did the right thing.
MASSIVE TURNOUT OF UNION MEMBERS IS NEEDED TO SEND THE MESSAGE:
NO MORE ATTACKS ON WORKERS AND PROTESTERS
WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 2003, 1 p.m.
RALLY: 530 Water Street, Jack London Sq. Oakland (Oakland Port Authority)
MARCH: To Oakland City Hall
For more information contact the Alameda County Central Labor Council, 510/632-4242
PLEASE POST Circulate widely!
UNIONS RALLY AGAINST EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE IN OAKLAND
Early on the morning of April 7, Oakland police fired upon peaceful protesters and workers at the Port of Oakland. Members of ILWU 10 were standing by, not crossing community picket lines in front of their work entrances because it was a health and safety matter. Nearly without warning, the Oakland Police Department started firing wooden dowels, concussion grenades, and beanbags at everyone there, hitting workers and protesters in the face, neck, and back. An ILWU Local 10 Business Agent was also arrested in the madness. The Mayor says the OPD did the right thing.
MASSIVE TURNOUT OF UNION MEMBERS IS NEEDED TO SEND THE MESSAGE:
NO MORE ATTACKS ON WORKERS AND PROTESTERS
WHEN: Saturday, April 26th, 2003, 1 p.m.
RALLY: 530 Water Street, Jack London Sq. Oakland (Oakland Port Authority)
MARCH: To Oakland City Hall
For more information contact the Alameda County Central Labor Council, 510/632-4242
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Look at the videos, listen to the audios, and look at the pictures, these so called police officers, and their so called chain of command going on up to, what, the Chief of Police, the Mayor, the Governor, the President, I do not know, but I do know that they had their thug cops, show up in full battle gear, including gas masks, and full surround helmets, not to mention all of the ordnance that they brought with them!
Is having a Police force that is taking their rifles and putting them up to their eyes, looking down the barrel of their weapon, taking sight, on the mouth or neck of a young girl, and then with their finger on the trigger they pull that trigger of their gun, firing, multiple, hard, wooden, bullet, block, munitions, at the people that they are suppose to serve and protect, and doing so with or without the orders given by and or through the government, and if it was, as reported, given as an order, through the so called chain of command, then the question arises, is Oakland, is California, is the United States, is the Government, acting in the manner of a Gestapo Regime? { >>>>> YES <<<<< } And do they, these morally bankrupt cops, and those responsible for giving these orders to fire into this unarmed group of peace activists, time after time, after time, round, after round, shooting not only above the neck, but, yes, the arms, stomach, and as unbelievable as this may sound, these cop thugs actually shot many of the fleeing young and old alike in their backs, multiple times!
Wooden bullets:
These were deemed to be unacceptable by the British government in the 1970s in relation to use by British soldiers in Northern Ireland as they can cause serious head injuries as well as inflicting blindness and penetrating the skin.
To those sick and twisted, creatures who maybe do not even realize that they are punks, thugs, participants of criminal behavior, morally bankrupt, with the proclivity to shoot girls in the head, with hard, solid, block, bullet, munitions, so as to show to them selves or their accomplices, that they are real macho or something, as well as all who align them selves with these creatures, these cop thugs, take a good look in the mirror, your looking at an evil doer!
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Power to the peaceful
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Look at the videos, listen to the audios, and look at the pictures, these so called police officers, and their so called chain of command going on up to, what, the Chief of Police, the Mayor, the Governor, the President, I do not know, but I do know that they had their thug cops, show up in full battle gear, including gas masks, and full surround helmets, not to mention all of the ordnance that they brought with them!
Is having a Police force that is taking their rifles and putting them up to their eyes, looking down the barrel of their weapon, taking sight, on the mouth or neck of a young girl, and then with their finger on the trigger they pull that trigger of their gun, firing, multiple, hard, wooden, bullet, block, munitions, at the people that they are suppose to serve and protect, and doing so with or without the orders given by and or through the government, and if it was, as reported, given as an order, through the so called chain of command, then the question arises, is Oakland, is California, is the United States, is the Government, acting in the manner of a Gestapo Regime? { >>>>> YES <<<<< } And do they, these morally bankrupt cops, and those responsible for giving these orders to fire into this unarmed group of peace activists, time after time, after time, round, after round, shooting not only above the neck, but, yes, the arms, stomach, and as unbelievable as this may sound, these cop thugs actually shot many of the fleeing young and old alike in their backs, multiple times!
Wooden bullets:
These were deemed to be unacceptable by the British government in the 1970s in relation to use by British soldiers in Northern Ireland as they can cause serious head injuries as well as inflicting blindness and penetrating the skin.
To those sick and twisted, creatures who maybe do not even realize that they are punks, thugs, participants of criminal behavior, morally bankrupt, with the proclivity to shoot girls in the head, with hard, solid, block, bullet, munitions, so as to show to them selves or their accomplices, that they are real macho or something, as well as all who align them selves with these creatures, these cop thugs, take a good look in the mirror, your looking at an evil doer!
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Power to the peaceful
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Did you get a boo-boo?
Go home and get a job.
Stop wasting everyones time.
Go home and get a job.
Stop wasting everyones time.
dear average,
you overestimate yourself...your postings are easily identifiable now. you're the one who always uses boo-boo and get a job in your comments. get a dictionary and learn some bigger words.
you overestimate yourself...your postings are easily identifiable now. you're the one who always uses boo-boo and get a job in your comments. get a dictionary and learn some bigger words.
are you telling union workers to get a job?
am i hearing you right?
am i hearing you right?
great point, union. Jeff telling union workers to get a job...oh, my sides hurt.
I'm not a union member, but I plan to be there because I appreciate the union's solidarity with us protesters and in turn support their rights to strike and to protest. Here's to a vital and growing labor movement!
Does anyone know what unions or locals have edorsed this action and/or are calling on members to participate. What is the Alameda County Central Labor Councils role in this other than posting this?
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