9/15BAWDN Forum On ILWU,Bush & Gov Intervention

Bay Area Workers Democracy Network Forum

The ILWU Contract Struggle, Bush
& The Fight Against Government Intervention

Speakers:
Jack Heyman, BA ILWU Local 10*
Carolyn Lund, Trustee NUMI-UAW 2244*
Ray Quan, VP BART SEIU Local 790 Chapter*
Carl Bryant, TV 214 Producer*
*For Information Only

Sunday September 15, 2002 3:00PM
390 27th St./Broadway St. Oakland

$5.00 Donation (No one turned away from lack of funds)

The open threat by the Bush government to use troops to break any strike or work action by the ILWU is a threat to all of labor. The ILWU is the most democratic militant trade union in the country and the Bush government is seeking to bust this union with direct government action. One reason the ILWU is a target, is that the ILWU has a long tradition of taking international solidarity action against apartheid in South Africa and against repression of workers rights from El Salvador to the docks of Liverpool. It has also taken action on the job to support the struggle of Mumia Abu-Jamal against his racist frame-up.
The Bush drive for war is part and parcel of this union busting plan. Bush and the politicians are seeking to implement the "Maritime Security Act" that would allow the purging of militant and left members of the ILWU as well as any longshoremen who has been convicted of a felony. This open union busting maneuver is linked to his "Homeland Security Office" that would eliminate the right of 170,000 government workers to have any union protections and civil rights on the job.
The forum will also discuss the conflict between the ILWU and other port workers and how this can be overcome. Finally, we will discuss the need to build a democratic trade union movement that takes action on the shop floor and streets to defend our unions and all working people here and around the world.


The Bay Area Workers Democracy Network (BAWDN) was formed to fight for democratic rights for all working people. It defends workers on the job and in their fight for a democratic trade union movement with one person one vote and against "business unionism". It supports independent workers politics and for solidarity of all working people throughout the world. It meets monthly and organizes actions and forums on issues facing workers. Contact us for further information and to get on our email list.

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