So far, what I've seen posted at DU has been heavily slanted against the union -- understandable, that's what our "liberal" media does these days. Well, let's try to remember that there's a
reason people are protesting something in Longview.
Longshore Workers Dump Scab Grain to Protect JobsEvan Rohar and Jane Slaughter | September 8, 2011
The confrontation between West Coast longshore workers and an anti-union exporter exploded as pickets massed on railroad tracks by the hundreds yesterday to block grain shipments.
Police used clubs and pepper spray on protesters in Longview, Washington, as they made 19 arrests.
Early this morning a terminal there was invaded and hoppers holding about 10,000 tons of grain were opened onto railroad tracks.
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http://labornotes.org/2011/09/longshore-workers-dump-sc...