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No Justic No Peace! Labor Joins Rally At SF City Hall Protesting Execution Of Mario Woods

by Labor Video Project
On December 24, 2015 community and labor activists rallied st SF City Hall to protest the execution of Bayview Hunters Point resident Mario Woods. Trade unionists demanded the prosecution of the policeman and also calls were made for labor action to stop the racist murders.
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Trade unionists including from ILWU Local 10, SEIU 1021 and UESF joined a rally and press conference on December 24, 2015 for Mario Woods, an African American young worker who was executed by San Francisco police on December 3, 2015 in Bayview Hunters Point. San Francisco African Americans are being driven out of San Francisco through gentrification and displacement and some unionists are calling for labor action to stop these assaults. Participants including for ILWU Local 10 and SEIU 1021 demanded that the police be prosecuted for the murder and San Francisco police chief Greg Suhr be fired. They also went to the Mayor's office in city hall to demand a meeting and his action to remove Suhr. Mayor Ed Lee says the answers to these murders is to provide tasers to the police
Clarence Thomas of ILWU Local 10 also called for mass workers action to stop the epidemic of racist murders.
Additional Media:
https://youtu.be/KvAE4g-7saE
https://youtu.be/EJVEC0ROSuc
https://youtu.be/hVAWFfbfS90
http://www.opednews.com/articles/2/San-Francisco-Police-Execu-by-Samuel-Vargo-Death_Execution_Insanity_Killed-151204-303.html
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio/ww4-7-15-sf-racism-courts-smart-phone-tech-labor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC9hxY0cHZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9FJtiK5n4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwdgZRyBbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB8YzLy8uP8
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http://www.laborvideo.org
§Youth and community members at SF City Hall Rally
by Labor Video Project
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Youth and community members attended rally to protest the murder of Hunters Point Bayview resident Mario Woods
§March Through SF City Hall
by Labor Video Project
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Protesters marched through San Francisco City Hall to protest the murder and demand the firing of San Francisco police chief Greg Suhr
§Community and Labor Angry At Murders
by Labor Video Project
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Community and labor members are angry about the execution of Mario Woods and the cover-up by San Francisco city officials including Mayor Ed Lee who refuses to fire Police Chief Greg Suhr and also says the answer is to provide Tasers to the police.
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