December 2011

Following Dec. 12 West Coast Port Blockade

Longshore Workers, Truckers: Shut the Ports, Coast to Coast!

Occupy protesters blockade the port of Oakland, California, December 12. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Class War on the West Coast Docks

DECEMBER 28 – Following the nationally coordinated police evictions last month of Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland and encampments across the country, on December 12 the Occupiers struck back. Ports up and down the West Coast were blockaded, from Seattle to San Diego and the port of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico. In Oakland, California, where 30,000-40,000 marchers shut down the port on the evening of November 2, this time hundreds blocked port entrances in the early morning and several thousand demonstrators occupied the dock area in the evening, shutting down shipping for the entire day. Key terminals were blockaded in Seattle and Portland. Solidarity rallies were held from New York to Honolulu and Tokyo, Japan. Despite a barrage of hostile propaganda in the media, opposition from union bureaucrats and heavy police repression in some places, overall the blockade was successful – this time.

Oakland General Strike a Success, but Cops Seriously Injure another Vet

Police Repression Against Occupy Movement Nation Wide

SEIU 1021 Joins the November 2^nd General Strike

By Steven Argue

Scott Olsen Cannot Talk Due to the Brain Injury Caused by Police Violence

General Strike and Mass Protest on Weds. Nov. 2nd!

Drop the Charges Against All Occupy Protesters!

By Steven Argue

Obama’s Continued Failures on the Environment and Jobs

By Steven Argue

Free Gary Johnson!  Overturn the Convictions of Ed Frey, Arthur Bishoff, and Collette Connolly!  Hands off Christopher Doyon!

By Steven Argue

Here is the story of Seattle Solidarity Network's latest fight, in Becky's words:

For the entire month of September I worked for Ciro D'Onofrio at his Italian Restaurant in Renton, Bella Napoli. During this time, Ciro was verbally abusive towards his employees and even customers. He would throw temper tantrums in front of tables and claim we were out of things on the menu simply because he did not feel like making them. He would also hire different people to come in and help out on a weekend night with no prior experience and without training. This proved to be difficult, as I was the only server, bartender, hostess, food runner, and busser.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2011

Boycott Bartell Drug's for attacking people needing to use the bathroom at 3rd and union st (seattle.) . dont be fooled by activists who are think its more important to support fascist "local "business becuz its simply local...Buy local loyalties are not justified when an owner applies for homeland security grants then starts attacking locals to enforce a "no bathroom " policy... Healthcare includes bathroom use.. and bartell drug gets tax breaks, tax write-offs,and pharmacuetical subsidies based on the premise they "benefit the local community>