{"article":{"id":17487,"heading":"ILWU Rally Photos and News","author":"tom","created":"2002-07-04 15:29:49","modified":"2002-07-04 15:31:50","last_modified":"Thu, 04 Jul 2002 22:31:50","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The rally was huge, with the ILWU, family, and supporters turning out to show their strength.  The flat caps were out in force, and in the middle of the rally, a row of trucks showed up in solidarity.  People weren't expecting this, and they pumped each other up. <br><br> Negotiations between PMA and the union continue, and short reports to the truckersunite list indicate that people are itching to find out if there's going to be a strike.  This reader's uninformed perception is that a strike is unlikely, even though their contract is up.  If there were one, though, it threatens to slow down not only the harbor, but the truck routes as well. <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.politeo.net\/hvtf\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"This link has news about the rally, and background information on this issue in the harbor.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/07\/17487.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}