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May Day 2016 San Francisco "No Justice No Peace" ILWU Leads Rally And March On May Day
ILWU Local 10 initiated a rally and march on May Day 2016. It started with a rally at the ILWU Hall in Fisherman's wharf and was followed by a march along the Embarcadero to the Harry Bridges Plaza next to the Ferry Building. Many trade unionists spoke and also San Francisco resident Danny Glover talked about May Day.
The ILWU Local 10 initiated rally and march on May 1, 2016 was also joined by actor, unionist and actor Danny Glover. Hundreds of workers and unionists in San Francisco joined the rally and also a delegation of family members who have had their sons and daughters killed by police came and spoke out. They called for the need to unite labor in the fight against police terror and ILWU Local 10 members have also been affected by this repression.
Unions from around the world also made statements of solidarity including International Dockworkers Council IDC, Japanese railway union Doro-Chiba, Puerto Rican FMPR teacher's union, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions KCTU, Working People’s Party of Puerto Rico (Partido del Pueblo Trabajador-PPT), From Al Rojas in Mexico wrote
On this day, 150,000 Trade-Unionists, including San Quintín Striking Agricultural Workers and supporters of the Boycott Driscoll Berries, together with Progressive Socialists & the 43 Ayotszinapa Atenco, Teachers Union & Resistance Movements Against Corporate Greed will march. We send to you, on this first day of May -- International Workers Day -- El Dia del Trabajo -- our Greetings of Solidarity from Mexico City, D.F. ,Al Rojas, Campaign Organizer Boycott Driscoll Berries, U.S. Campaign
Trade unionists spoke about the privatization of public care at San Francisco general hospital and the fight and lives of fast food workers.
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Unions from around the world also made statements of solidarity including International Dockworkers Council IDC, Japanese railway union Doro-Chiba, Puerto Rican FMPR teacher's union, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions KCTU, Working People’s Party of Puerto Rico (Partido del Pueblo Trabajador-PPT), From Al Rojas in Mexico wrote
On this day, 150,000 Trade-Unionists, including San Quintín Striking Agricultural Workers and supporters of the Boycott Driscoll Berries, together with Progressive Socialists & the 43 Ayotszinapa Atenco, Teachers Union & Resistance Movements Against Corporate Greed will march. We send to you, on this first day of May -- International Workers Day -- El Dia del Trabajo -- our Greetings of Solidarity from Mexico City, D.F. ,Al Rojas, Campaign Organizer Boycott Driscoll Berries, U.S. Campaign
Trade unionists spoke about the privatization of public care at San Francisco general hospital and the fight and lives of fast food workers.
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org
For more information:
https://youtu.be/nX6GSy1fWQE
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