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Seem like nice enough folk to me, whats holding people hostage against their will between friends
No one was hurt, and nobody has been arrested. Most of the protesters returned to their union hall after cutting brake lines and spilling grain from car at the EGT terminal, Duscha said.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union believes it has the right to work at the facility, but the company has hired a contractor that's staffing a workforce of other union laborers.
Thursday's violence was first reported by Kelso radio station KLOG.
Police from several agencies in southwest Washington, the Washington State Patrol and Burlington Northern Santa Fe responded to the violence to secure the scene that followed a demonstration Wednesday.
"We're not surprised," Duscha said. "A lot of the protesters were telling us this in only the start."
One sergeant was threatened with baseball bats and retreated, Duscha said. "One officer with hundreds of Longshoremen? He used the better part of discretion."
The train was the first grain shipment to arrive at Longview. It arrived Wednesday night after police arrested 19 demonstrators who tried to block the tracks. They were led by ILWU International President Robert McEllrath, who said they would return.
The blockade appeared to defy a federal restraining order issued last week against the union after it was accused of assaults and death threats.
Seem like nice enough folk to me, whats holding people hostage against their will between friends
No one was hurt, and nobody has been arrested. Most of the protesters returned to their union hall after cutting brake lines and spilling grain from car at the EGT terminal, Duscha said.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union believes it has the right to work at the facility, but the company has hired a contractor that's staffing a workforce of other union laborers.
Thursday's violence was first reported by Kelso radio station KLOG.
Police from several agencies in southwest Washington, the Washington State Patrol and Burlington Northern Santa Fe responded to the violence to secure the scene that followed a demonstration Wednesday.
"We're not surprised," Duscha said. "A lot of the protesters were telling us this in only the start."
One sergeant was threatened with baseball bats and retreated, Duscha said. "One officer with hundreds of Longshoremen? He used the better part of discretion."
The train was the first grain shipment to arrive at Longview. It arrived Wednesday night after police arrested 19 demonstrators who tried to block the tracks. They were led by ILWU International President Robert McEllrath, who said they would return.
The blockade appeared to defy a federal restraining order issued last week against the union after it was accused of assaults and death threats.
The history of the Labor Movement in this country has been a long and bloody fight for workers' rights. If the workers didn't stand up for themselves, they'd get mowed down (they HAVE been mowed down. Look up Ludlow, Col.)
The Capitalists, and their Statist armed forcess, insist on having a monoply when it comes to using violence. At least, you can be assured any union member who dares to break the law will be arrested and jailed if caught. The same doesn't go for the company goons, cops, and National Guard troops, who use violence with impunity against strikers and demonstrators.
If the cause is just, the People HAVE to have the will and the courage to fight back.
I feel encouraged when I see stories like this, of private sector unions
demonstrating that they are not going to take a f#$%ing lying down. It tells me the Movement is still alive and kicking!
Is ti time to charge Hoffa Jr. for inciting violence? Clearly union members were listening to his introduction of Obama on Labor Day and have acted out on their leader's instructions.
The history of the Labor Movement in this country has been a long and bloody fight for workers' rights. If the workers didn't stand up for themselves, they'd get mowed down (they HAVE been mowed down. Look up Ludlow, Col.)
The Capitalists, and their Statist armed forcess, insist on having a monoply when it comes to using violence. At least, you can be assured any union member who dares to break the law will be arrested and jailed if caught. The same doesn't go for the company goons, cops, and National Guard troops, who use violence with impunity against strikers and demonstrators.
If the cause is just, the People HAVE to have the will and the courage to fight back.
I feel encouraged when I see stories like this, of private sector unions
demonstrating that they are not going to take a f#$%ing lying down. It tells me the Movement is still alive and kicking!
There is hope for this country yet!
This is a union fighting against a union, in case you didn't bother to read it.
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Stay Classy Unions: Longshoremen storm Wash. state port, damage RR, take hostages
