Waterfront union workers marked Martin Luther King's birthday Sunday, January 14th, with a special demonstration starting at Harry Bridges Plaza - then moving on to Hornblower headquarters at Pier 3 and ending at the Alcatraz Ferry, Pier 33. The ten year "exclusive and lucrative Alcatraz ferry contract" was awarded Hornblower Cruises by the Bush Administration last fall and workers have been protesting ever since as Terry MacRae, Hornblower boss, "refuses to hire qualified, trained, professional Inland Boatmen's Union (IBU) and Masters, Mates, and Pilots association (MM&P) workers who have performed this work safely since 1973." Video & Photos

Mumia asks: "Is San Francisco Still a Union Town?"

The December 31st picket: Video & Photos
Sister Christiana led the December 17th picket: Video & Photos

Some 600 supporters marched and demonstrated December 9th. In a show of solidarity, ILWU Local 10 held a port-wide shutdown in support of the Hornblower workers. San Francisco Chronicle report from December 9th. Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | Audio | Video

Marc Norton has covered this maritime union battle from the beginning on his web site: http://www.marcnorton.us/81480/index.html

The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee is at http://www.transportworkers.org/

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