RALLY AGAINST ROGUE GOVERNMENT

UNION BUSTING ON OUR BAY!

Robert Irminger, Vice-Chair of the ILWU/IBU SF Region, and Marina
V. Secchitano, Regional Director, IBU.                  

PLEASE JOIN US:

Masters, Mates & Pilots
and
the Inlandboatmen’s Union
of the Pacific

Wednesday

March 1, 2006

 4:00pm

 in front of the Ferry Building

at the foot of Market on the Embarcadero

We'll be there:

ILWU Drill team and
members of Locals 10, 34, 6,
Teamsters
Sailors Union of the Pacific
SF Labor Council

Once again a branch of the Government has declared itself above the law and set its own course, this time on San Francisco Bay. On Wednesday, workers will protest the National Parks Service’s (NPS) illegal and union busting bidding process for their controversial new contract for the Alcatraz Ferry service with anti-union Hornblower Yachts, Inc. The Service Contract Act (SCA) of 1965 is a federal law that requires contractors that provide services to the government to pay prevailing wages and benefits, or what the previous contractor paid. Ignoring the law, the NPS awarded the contract to Hornblower, a non-union company.

The NPS has argued that the law doesn’t apply to them. On January 6, 2006, the Department of Labor issued a preliminary determination that the law does apply to them and the Alcatraz Ferry Contract, and asked for a response within 21 days if they disagreed. To date no response has been received.

Wednesday’s rally will be one of the largest events in the IBU and MM&P’s recent history. Join the Alcatraz Ferry workers, ILWU Drill team and members of Locals 10, 34, 6, Teamsters, SUP and the SF Labor Council to show your support.

Wednesday, March 1 at 4:00pm in front of the Ferry Building
Masters, Mates and Pilots (MMP) and the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU)