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Peter Riley<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/french-port-workers-block-arms-shipment-to--israel--amid-gaz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.almayadeen.net/news/po</span><span class="invisible">litics/french-port-workers-block-arms-shipment-to--israel--amid-gaz</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antimilitarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antimilitarism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CGT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CGT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marseille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marseille</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>Italian dock workers in Genova have followed the French example and are also refusing to be complicit in Israel’s genocide.</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Marseille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marseille</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Genoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genoa</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Sacked For <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a> Action <br><a href="https://www.equaltimes.org/swedish-dockworkers-union-leader?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">equaltimes.org/swedish-dockwor</span><span class="invisible">kers-union-leader?lang=en</span></a></p><p>Swedish <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> Union <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDU</span></a> <br><a href="https://hamn.nu/in-english/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hamn.nu/in-english/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sweden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
WYM Mod<p>In a revealing appearance, Donald Trump ignored pressing concerns for U.S. port workers as cargo shipments plummet due to his policies. Ignoring the job security fears of dockworkers and truck drivers, he touted his "beautiful tariffs" on China while showing a concerning disconnection from the industry's hardships. This episode highlights the vital need for leadership that listens to the everyday struggles of American labor. Read more here: <a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/05/trump-gives-middle-finger-truck-drivers-and-dock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/05/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-gives-middle-finger-truck-drivers-and-dock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/USports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USports</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Truckdrivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truckdrivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/TradeDeficits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeDeficits</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Boycott Maersk <a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/moroccan-dockworkers-union-calls-for-boycott-of-maersk-ship-transporting-arms-to-israel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecradle.co/articles/moroccan</span><span class="invisible">-dockworkers-union-calls-for-boycott-of-maersk-ship-transporting-arms-to-israel</span></a></p><p>Morocco Port Workers Solidarity <br><a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/morocco-port-workers-block-maersks-arms-shipment-israel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newarab.com/news/morocco-port-</span><span class="invisible">workers-block-maersks-arms-shipment-israel</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maersk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maersk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Morocco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://archaeo.social/@mrundkvist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mrundkvist</span></a></span> </p><p>Go <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a>! Go! </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EconomicWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicWarfare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>2025 Swedish <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> Union <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDU</span></a><br><a href="https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/01/swedish-dockworkers-vote-block-military-shipments-and-israel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">labornotes.org/blogs/2025/01/s</span><span class="invisible">wedish-dockworkers-vote-block-military-shipments-and-israel</span></a></p><p>2023 International <br><a href="https://labornotes.org/2023/12/unionists-around-world-block-weapons-bound-israel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">labornotes.org/2023/12/unionis</span><span class="invisible">ts-around-world-block-weapons-bound-israel</span></a></p><p>Workers in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.workersinpalestine.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">workersinpalestine.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>2010 Bay Area <br><a href="https://labornotes.org/blogs/2010/06/bay-area-dockworkers-answer-palestinian-call-solidarity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">labornotes.org/blogs/2010/06/b</span><span class="invisible">ay-area-dockworkers-answer-palestinian-call-solidarity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
Liam O'Mara IV, PhD<p>In Nov.1949 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longshoremen</span></a> refused to load two ships bound for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonial</span></a> Indochina, which was fighting for independence. On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThisDayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisDayInHistory</span></a> in 1949, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> agreed to block all such cargo from seven French ports in the Mediterranean. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a> against imperialism, always.</p>
Peter Riley<p>ILWU Apartheid South Africa Boycott <a href="https://jacobin.com/2024/11/ilwu-apartheid-south-africa-boycott" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jacobin.com/2024/11/ilwu-apart</span><span class="invisible">heid-south-africa-boycott</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apartheid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ILWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILWU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclasshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclasshistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Waterfrontworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waterfrontworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>MR (June 2024)<br><a href="https://mronline.org/2024/06/19/dockworkers-in-greece-refused-to-load-arms-shipment-destined-for-israel-forced-cargo-ship-to-change-route/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mronline.org/2024/06/19/dockwo</span><span class="invisible">rkers-in-greece-refused-to-load-arms-shipment-destined-for-israel-forced-cargo-ship-to-change-route/</span></a></p><p>PD <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mscAltair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mscAltair</span></a> From Valencia to Piraeus Oct 18 2024<br><a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/18/athens-dockworkers-block-ammunition-shipment-bound-for-israel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/18</span><span class="invisible">/athens-dockworkers-block-ammunition-shipment-bound-for-israel/</span></a></p><p>Feb 2024 India <br><a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/19/indian-port-workers-refuse-to-handle-military-cargo-bound-for-israel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplesdispatch.org/2024/02/19</span><span class="invisible">/indian-port-workers-refuse-to-handle-military-cargo-bound-for-israel/</span></a></p><p>Nov 2023 Indian wageslaves export to Israel to replace exploited expelled Palestinians<br><a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/16/indian-trade-unions-stand-with-palestine-reject-export-deal-to-replace-palestinian-workers-in-israel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/16</span><span class="invisible">/indian-trade-unions-stand-with-palestine-reject-export-deal-to-replace-palestinian-workers-in-israel/</span></a></p><p>WSWS on PAME / KKE <br><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/20/wbft-o20.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/2</span><span class="invisible">0/wbft-o20.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaryindustrialcomplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militaryindustrialcomplex</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ENDEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ENDEP</span></a> <br>"MSC ALTAIR”</p>
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱<p>A push for new automation may be redirected to the workers’ well-being. Funneling must be done by workers actively involved. Here is a win: <a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/yes-the-striking-dockworkers-were" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloodinthemachine.com/p/yes-th</span><span class="invisible">e-striking-dockworkers-were</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/dockWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/success" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>success</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>win</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizing</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>struggle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>struggles</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/militancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militancy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/militants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militants</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resiliency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/personalSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>personalSafety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/collectiveSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collectiveSafety</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/dockers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockers</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Luddites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luddites</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AIRisks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIRisks</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History October 14, 1981: Dock workers in Darwin, Australia, began a seven-day strike, refusing to load uranium on board "Pacific Sky" for eventual use by the U.S. military. After a week, the ship was forced to leave without its cargo. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/directaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>directaction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Under my [the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>] Administration, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> has been the lowest in 50 yrs, a record 19M new businesses have been created, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> are falling. And we’re seeing the power of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CollectiveBargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveBargaining</span></a> to lift up <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a>’ wages—including the progress made by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> on record <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> w/carriers, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/port" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>port</span></a> operators &amp; the reopening of East Coast &amp; Gulf <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ports</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bidenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bidenomics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocratsDidThat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocratsDidThat</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> </p><p>2/</p>
HorizonMass<p>THE <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOCKWORKERS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOCKWORKERS</span></a>’ FIGHT IS EVERYONE’S FIGHT: If union members can’t stop <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> from taking their <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a>, what chance do the rest of us have? The latest Apparent Horizon column from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jasonpramas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jasonpramas</span></a></span> (posted just before the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> called off the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a>, but contract talks are slated to continue after an initial settlement; so the action's not over yet). <a href="https://horizonmass.news/2024/10/03/the-dockworkers-fight-is-everyones-fight/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">horizonmass.news/2024/10/03/th</span><span class="invisible">e-dockworkers-fight-is-everyones-fight/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DemocratsDeliver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocratsDeliver</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a> <br>Dockworkers Get Spiffy New Contract Offer After Just Three Days. Strikes Work.<br><a href="https://www.wonkette.com/p/dockworkers-get-spiffy-new-contract" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkette.com/p/dockworkers-get</span><span class="invisible">-spiffy-new-contract</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DockWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DockWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SupportLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KamalaBringsUsJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaBringsUsJoy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NeverAgainTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverAgainTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpWillLose2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpWillLose2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a></p>
Kagan MacTane (he/him)<p>Good news! The longshore workers' strike has successfully ended, with ports agreeing to a 62% raise in pay over the next 6 years. Workers are going back on the job already.</p><p>Big win for labor! ✊🏻</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/10/03/longshoremen-suspend-strike-as-ports-agree-to-pay-raise-demands/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2024/10/03/longshore</span><span class="invisible">men-suspend-strike-as-ports-agree-to-pay-raise-demands/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DockworkersStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DockworkersStrike</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CWUSpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CWUSpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>As I have said, this is about fairness – &amp; our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> works best when <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> share in record <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dockworkers</span></a> deserve a fair share for their hard <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> getting essential goods out to communities across America.</p><p>— <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Longshoremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Longshoremen</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ILA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CollectiveBargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveBargaining</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USMX</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ports</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@brianstelter/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brianstelter</span></a></span> The <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/OctoberSurprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OctoberSurprise</span></a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/2024election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024election</span></a> will *not* be a long <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a>. ✅ </p><p>But it looks like it might be the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bankruptcy</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TrumpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMedia</span></a>. ⬆️ The ‘lucky seventh’ <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> company to go <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/bankrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bankrupt</span></a> ? 😂 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/VoteBlueNoMatterWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlueNoMatterWho</span></a> to <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SaveAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveAmerica</span></a> from <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BiggestLoserTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiggestLoserTrump</span></a>.</p>
RememberUsAlways<p>Thank you 🙏 <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a><br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uspol</span></a></p>
The One<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portstrike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dockworkersstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dockworkersstrike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> “The strike by tens of thousands of dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts has been called off, after the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, representing ocean carriers and port operators, reached a tentative agreement on wages.”</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-5139450/dockworkers-port-strike-deal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-51394</span><span class="invisible">50/dockworkers-port-strike-deal</span></a></p>
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