{"article":{"id":265950,"heading":"ILWU denounces Oakland  Block the boat action","author":"Chrys","created":"2014-09-29 23:59:34","modified":"2014-10-04 18:56:33","last_modified":"Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:56:33","article":"<br>  <br>  At 6:00 PM Saturday, ILWU Local 10 and 34 represented longshoremen and clerks dispatched to work the vessel ZIM Shanghai at SSA&rsquo;s Oakland California Terminal were met with hostile demonstrators, effectively blocking all access to the terminal. Longshoremen and Clerks trying to report to work were threatened physically at some points of ingress and their personal vehicles were physically blocked. As such, all personnel stood-by outside of the demonstration perimeters for health and safety purposes. At approximately 8 PM SSA released all personnel from work. <br><br> As far as the union can ascertain, the protests are organized by a coalition of individuals and organizations that plan events and create action alerts under the name of &ldquo;Block the Boat for Gaza&rdquo; online. <br><br> The ILWU is not among the groups organizing the protests, and the leadership and membership of the ILWU have taken no position on the Israel\/Gaza conflict. <br><br> ILWU Coast Longshore Division news release: Saturday, September 27, 2014 <br><br> Contacts: <br>  <br> Jennifer Sargent, 503-703-2933 <br>  <br> Craig Merrilees, 510-774-5325 <br>  <br> \n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/proisraelbaybloggers.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/threatening-dockworkers-this-is-not.html","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Peace activists at work: &quot;Longshoremen and Clerks trying to report to work were threatened physically&quot;","numcomment":7,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2014\/09\/265950.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":265960,"heading":"Seems like it worked","article":"Right?\r\n\r\nThey could have just crossed the picket lines.  The shore is HUGE, and there are multiple ways in.  Plus, these are ILWU - they could have just barged through with a van.\r\n\r\nThey just decided not to cross, and cite safety reasons, so they won't get fired. \r\n\r\nThen the company was shut down for the day.\r\n\r\nSuccess.","author":"nobody","parent_id":265950,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-10-01 09:33:35","modified":"2014-10-01 09:33:35","fileurl":""},{"id":265996,"heading":"Human shields","article":"They tried. Apparently some morons used their children as human shields to prevent the dockworkers from getting in.","author":"Peter","parent_id":265950,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2014-10-03 14:19:04","modified":"2014-10-03 14:19:04","fileurl":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kid.jpg","image":{"original":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kid.jpg"}},{"id":265997,"heading":"Human shields in Oakland","article":"Photo by John Harvey. This is the adult that put the young child at risk on the Oakland Docks","author":"Peter","parent_id":265950,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2014-10-03 14:25:24","modified":"2014-10-03 14:25:24","fileurl":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shield.jpg","image":{"original":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shield.jpg"}},{"id":265998,"heading":"Oakland Docks","article":"photo by john harvey\r\n\r\nExtremist Paul larudee was at the Oakland Docks","author":"Peter","parent_id":265950,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2014-10-03 14:30:39","modified":"2014-10-03 14:30:39","fileurl":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/paul.jpg","image":{"original":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/paul.jpg"}},{"id":266026,"heading":"More Lies from the anti-BDS folks","article":"You get too deep into this thing, and you end up with ideas like taking a child to the protest is a &quot;human shield&quot;.\r\n\r\nShe probably didn't have a babysitter, and took her kid to the picket.\r\n\r\nAlso, it's the management that barged the line, not the ILWU.  Your headline misrepresents the position of the ILWU.\r\n\r\nThe boat was stopped, and the day ended early.  This was a huge victory for the Block the Boat protest.","author":"nobody","parent_id":265950,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-10-04 18:30:30","modified":"2014-10-04 18:30:30","fileurl":""},{"id":266027,"heading":"@violentfanon tweets","article":"Thanks for the link to the person who was tweeting.  Here is a compilation of tweets from that person.  Shows a different kind of action.\r\n\r\nHope it uploads OK.","author":"nobody","parent_id":265950,"mime_type":"image\/png","created":"2014-10-04 18:50:11","modified":"2014-10-04 18:50:11","fileurl":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/zim-blockade.png","image":{"original":"http:\/\/la.indymedia.org\/\/uploads\/2014\/10\/zim-blockade.png"}},{"id":266028,"heading":"Oct 18 - Full Blockade Action","article":"[Just got this email - the movement is growing in Los Angeles.  After the successful blockade of ZIM at the Oakland port, confidence is high.  There is no business as usual when the government of Israel is operating in a racist and oppressive manner against the people in Gaza.]\r\n\r\nPLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY\r\n\r\nNEXT TWO PLANNING MEETINGS:\r\n\r\nSunday, October 5\r\nFirst Congregational Church, Klar Rooms 1 & 2\r\n241 Cedar Avenue\r\nLong Beach, CA 90802\r\nCross street - Third Street\r\nDirections: http:\/\/www.firstchurchlb.org\/parking.html\r\nParking: Check the lot at Third and Cedar but park only in spaces marked &quot;Church Reserved.&quot; Don't park in the non-church spaces because you will receive a $50 ticket. Also, we can park in the lot on the northeast corner of Third and Chestnut. Metered parking on the street is free on Sundays. \r\n\r\nSunday, October 12\r\nSt. Luke's Episcopal Church - Community Center\r\n525 E 7th Street\r\nLong Beach, CA 90813\r\nCross-street is Atlantic. Directions: http:\/\/www.stlukeslb.org\/contact-us \r\nPlease park in the lot on 7th Street at Linden. The Community Center is next to that lot.\r\n\r\nOut of consideration for our environment, please try to carpool to meetings. You can post ride availability\/needs on our Face Book page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/435461866594072\/455613667912225\/?notif_t=like\r\n\r\nNEXT ACTIONS - SAVE THESE DATES:\r\n\r\nSaturday, October 4 - Outreach action.  Watch for details on the Face Book page and forthcoming emails.\r\n\r\nSaturday, October 18 - Full blockade action at the port.  Watch for details on the Face Book page and forthcoming emails.","author":"nobody","parent_id":265950,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2014-10-04 18:56:33","modified":"2014-10-04 18:56:33","fileurl":""}]}