Occupy protesters rally at ports

Dec 12, 2011 15:31

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Occupy Portland protesters rallied at the Port of Portland in Oregon Monday, potentially disrupting arriving and departing ships, a port spokesman said ( Read more... )

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America's port truck drivers to Occupy the Ports: "Thank you." mzflux December 12 2011, 22:16:46 UTC
AN OPEN LETTER FROM AMERICA’S PORT TRUCK DRIVERS ON OCCUPY THE PORTS

We are inspired that a non-violent democratic movement that insists on basic economic fairness is capturing the hearts and minds of so many working people. Thank you “99 Percenters” for hearing our call for justice. We are humbled and overwhelmed by recent attention. Normally we are invisible.

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redstar826 December 12 2011, 23:30:07 UTC
thanks for clarifying. ILWU is one union I have no experience with/haven't met any members of

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romp December 13 2011, 06:45:14 UTC
I've been curious about how it went in Vancouver. I've heard from more than one person that the port of Vancouver is "owned" by the Hell's Angels but I'd like to think that means they own a few customs inspectors and not that there's wide-spread corruption.

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