Join May Day actions to support immigrants & workers
ILWU Local 10-SF & Local 19-Seattle: May Day 2007 Boycott II , 28.03.2007 12:10
Here in Southern Oregon working people can join with our Longshore Workers supporting national May Day actions for immigrant & worker rights.
ILWU locals support national May Day actions for worker and immigrant rights
Longshore workers to stop work in 6 West Coast Ports May 1, 2007 -- joining Great American Boycott II
Look at Southern Oregon Actions Last MAY DAY, 2006
"May 1, Boycott Rally March Immigration Rights"
http://rogueimc.org/en/2006/04/6526.shtml
"Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote"
http://rogueimc.org/en/2006/05/6539.shtml
Below is the Longshore Resolution for a boycott on May Day 2007
On Tuesday, May 1, 2007 - in honor of International Workers Day - longshore workers will stop work in the West Coast ports of Oakland, San Francisco, Seattle, as well as Richmond, Benicia and Redwood City, California. These are the workers, members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, who perform all the loading and unloading of containers and other cargo while ships are in port. The action is in solidarity with national May Day actions for immigrant and worker rights.
Resolutions passed by ILWU Local 10 in the S.F. Bay Area and by ILWU Local 19 in Seattle call for longshore workers to hold a "stop work meeting" on May Day and "participate in the Great American Boycott II, in support of workers' and immigrant rights" on that day. The National May 1st Movement for Worker and Immigrant Rights has called for mass demonstrations and stay-aways in cities across the country on May Day. The celebrated ILWU Local 10 Drill Team will perform at May Day protests.
Resolution of International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 10 - Adopted February 15, 2007, San Francisco, California. [This resolution was later adopted by ILWU Local 19, the longshore local in Seattle, Washington.]
WHEREAS, Local 10 adopted a resolution for our April 2005 Longshore Caucus reclaiming May Day (May 1st) which commemorates the struggle for the 8 (eight) hour work day in the United States;
WHEREAS, Local 10 endorsed May 1st, 2006 and participated in the Great American Boycott to protest the criminalization of immigrant workers by legislation such as HR4437 and the Marine Transportation Security Acts criminal background checks on dock workers;
WHEREAS, On May 1st, 2006, 90% of the container cargo at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was halted as the result of immigrant truckers not going to work;
WHEREAS, Agribusinesses such as Tyson Foods and Cargill closed down several of their plants in anticipation of immigrant workers not going to work on May 1, 2006 in support of immigrant rights;
WHEREAS, Our own Harry Bridges, an Australian immigrant worker, faced four prosecutions by the U.S. government, was wrongfully convicted, illegally imprisoned, fraudulently stripped of his citizenship, and his attorneys sent to jail for defending him;
WHEREAS, ILWU in 2008, will start very difficult contract negotiations with the employer which requires we start to mobilize our members and build coalitions; and
WHEREAS, Hornblower Cruises has yet to hire skilled and experienced ILWU and other union ferry workers as well as to negotiate a fair contract;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the membership instruct Local 10’s president to convey our intentions of having our stop work meeting on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 at 9 a.m. to Pacific Maritime Association;
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Local 10 participates in the Great American Boycott II, in support of workers and immigrant rights, including the workers of Hornblower Cruises, on May Day, 2007 and that the ILWU Local 10 Drill Team perform; and
THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be sent to all ILWU locals, the International, and affiliated central labor councils.
- Adopted by International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 10, February 15, 2007
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¡Gigante: Despierta! / Giant: Awake! 29.03.2007 - 15:40 http://gigantedespierta.org
-- ¡Gigante: Despierta! / Giant: Awake! http://gigantedespierta.org
please forward! / favor de difundir (español abajo) ¡Gigante: Despierta! / Giant: Awake! is a DVD compilation of compelling short films chronicling the historic immigrant rights marches of 2006 and the events that led up to them. The DVD includes 2 hours of footage and interviews from across the United States, as well as special features including a music video and a gallery of poster art. This is a grassroots effort involving more than 20 filmmakers and media activists. To find out more go to: http://www.gigantedespierta.org
¡Gigante: Despierta! was created to serve both as a historical document and as a motivating tool to get people out on the streets for May Day 2007. We are also gearing up for a grassroots campaign to document this year's mobilization. Community screenings of ¡Gigante: Despierta! are being organized nationwide to precede the immigrant rights mobilizations of 2007. We invite you to set up your own screening in your local community center, worker center, home or school. Our website ( http://gigantedespierta.org/) provides ready to print posters as well
as an easy sign-up page to help publicize the screenings. The DVD is priced on a sliding scale and will ship at the beginning of April. Simply go to http://gigantedespierta.org/ and click on the
"make a donation" button. The pricing scale is between $5-$25 for individuals and between $25-$100 for institutions. Community packs of 10 DVDs are available on a sliding scale from $50-$250. All money from the sales of ¡Gigante: Despierta! will be split between the filmmakers and grassroots, non-profit immigrant rights organizations around the country. Time is of the essence. Pre-Order soon and help spread the word in your community: http://www.gigantedespierta.org.
Feel free to contact us with questions: email: info AT gigantedespierta.org call: 1.607.351.5559 More about ¡Gigante: Despierta! HR 4437, the draconian anti-immigrant legislation passed by the US House of Representatives on December 16, 2005, ignited a massive wave of immigrant rights mobilizations that spread rapidly across the country. Millions of people took to the streets across all major cities and many smaller urban areas, with notable and highly visible actions in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and elsewhere. In many places, these marches were larger than any in history. Predictably, the mass media covered the marches with a mix of surprise, ignorance, and racism. They gave plenty of airtime to anti- immigrant spokespeople and fringe white supremacist organizations like the Minutemen. They failed almost entirely to do in-depth analysis or to convey the voices of the millions who marched. Yet grassroots video activists, immigrant rights organizers, and everyday people participating in the mobilizations documented everything with video, audio, photography and texts. This DVD gathers together some of the most compelling material from the 2006 immigrant rights mobilization wave, and brings it to the streets just in time to energize people for Mayday 2007. This is a not-for-profit project. any proceeds from DVD sales after the costs of production are paid off will be split between the filmmakers and grassroots, non-profit immigrant rights organizations around the country. For more information: http://www.gigantedespierta.org
____________________________________________ ¡Gigante: Despierta! / Giant: Awake! ¡Gigante: Despierta! / Giant: Awake! es un compilación de cortometrajes en DVD sobre las manifestaciones de inmigrantes de 2006 y los eventos que impulsaron este movimiento histórico. El DVD incluye dos horas entrevistas, vídeo de marchas en muchas ciudades de los EEUU, un vídeo musical, y una galería de carteles sobre el movimiento de inmigrantes. Para más información vaya a: http:// www.gigantedespierta.org ¡Gigante: Despierta! fue creado para documentar este movimiento, pero también para motivar al la gente a que salgan a las calles este primero de Mayo. También estamos organizando otro esfuerzo para documentar las manifestaciones de este año. Presentaciones del DVD ¡Gigante: Despierta! están siendo organizadas en muchas ciudades en las semanas antes de las marchas de este año. Los invitamos a que organice une presentación en su centro comunitario, su hogar o su escuela. En nuestra página de web puede descargar carteles para promocionar y también anunciar su presentación en nuestro calendario. Para comprar el DVD estamos pidiendo una donación entre $5-$25 para personas individuales y entre $25 a $100 para grupos o instituciones. También puede comprar 10 discos entre $50-$250. Todo el dinero que ganemos será dividido entre los cineastas y organizaciones de derechos de inmigrantes en los EEUU. Queda poco tiempo. Ordene su copia de ¡Gigante: Despierta! hoy. http://www.gigantedespierta.org
Si tiene preguntas nos puede escribir a info (arroba) gigantedespierta.org on nos puede llamar al 1.607.351.5559 Sobre el proyecto: ¡Gigante: Despierta! Las grandes demostraciones de 2006 en contra de la Resolución del Congreso HR 4437, en las que participaron millones de personas en toda la nación, tanto en grandes metrópolis como Chicago, Nueva York y Los Angeles así como también en pequeñas ciudades, constituyeron la protesta más numerosa en la historia de los Estados Unidos. Como era de esperarse, los medios de comunicación de las grandes multinacionales Norte Americanos cubrieron este gran evento con un tono racista e ignorante, dándole tiempo a grupos anti-inmigrantes como los Minutemen. Los medios de comunicación no lograron comunicar las razones ni dejaron escuchar las voces de las millones de personas que marcharon en las calles ese día. Pero activistas, cineastas independientes, organizadores de grupos de inmigrantes y muchas personas que participaron documentaron este momento histórico con vídeo, sonido, fotos y textos. Este DVD une los materiales más interesantes y dramáticos de ese momento y esperamos que nos dé un impulso para el próximo. http://gigantedespierta.org
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