Another dockers victory!!
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Fw's & All,
Neptune Jade sailed today from outside Anchorage, with all her cargo. Not a stick of work was done on this ship since she showed her face in here over three days ago. Estimated costs run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. All this could have been avoided, of course, had the shipowners not chosen to ignore requests to boycott privatized English ports.
Her likely destination is Vancouver or Seattle, we should alert all Fellow Workers in these ports that this ship may be on the way there, so that a proper welcome can be arranged. Another likely destination is Yokohama. If this is the case, the "hot" cargo may be trans-shipped onto eastbound vessels, and the thread may be lost.
Nonetheless, this action should be seen as a victory for the working classes, and the international solidarity movement begun, and continued, by the rank-and-file union members worldwide. Doubtless, Trade Unions and political factions will rush to claim responsibility for the effectiveness of this action. But let there be no mistake, this was accomplished with, and through the efforts of grass-roots, rank-and-file activists ready and willing to put themselves on the line, regardless of the political signifigance or potential legal ramifications. To those out there in the dead of night, right on, fellow workers!!
Fraternally,
Colin Dewey SUP17997 IWW340152
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On 10/2/97, at 9:54 AM, dockers@gn.apc.org <dockers@gn.apc.org> wrote:
>From: Merseyside Port Shop Stewards
>
>Congratulations ILWU Locals 10 and 34, and all Oakland pickets for your
>spectacular victory over the "Neptune Jade"!!!
>
>All supporters please fax messages of support to:
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>ILWU Local 10 at 001 415 441 0610
>
>ILWU Local 34 at 001 415 957 9918
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