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Blockades by dockworkers stand out as one of the most concrete and disruptive forms of solidarity that workers can offer when governments refuse to act.

Trump’s victory makes it “That much more important to come together, to organize workers, to build real power, because that’s our best offense in this moment." - Jamieson from the Huff Post.

Pro-Palestine “Block the Boat” actions, where dockworkers block the transport of arms to Israel, have proliferated in recent years. Recalling actions against apartheid South Africa, they’re an effective way for labor to oppose Israel’s war on Gaza.

In addition to dockworkers, unionized cleaners are refusing to clean Tesla buildings and postal workers have stopped delivering mail. Electricians stopped service and repair work for Tesla, including at its charging stations across Sweden

The strike is part of a wave of recent labor actions in the nation’s second-largest metropolis, where high costs of living have made it difficult for many workers — from housekeepers to Hollywood writers — to stay afloat.

Frontline workers are getting blamed for supply chain problems that are caused by the bosses & politicians. Union members say the port terminal operators are trying to to cast longshore workers in a bad light ahead of contract negotiations next year.

Davis’ induction makes more visible the long and deep ties connecting African Americans to the labor movement and anti-capitalist politics, particularly in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

One of the most radical antiracist unions in the country makes a show of solidarity with all those threatened by police violence and exploitation

Port workers at billionaire Li Ka- shing’s Hongkong International Terminals Ltd. ended the longest strike at Hong Kong’s container terminal as they accepted a 9.8 percent wage increase, resolving a dispute that damaged the city’s reputation as a trade hub.