the media refuses to cover this because they don’t want laborers to understand the power a union holds.
longshoremen have shut down 29 ports in solidarity with BLM, in honor of George Floyd and Juneteenth
One of America’s Most Powerful Unions Will Shut Down 29 Ports on Juneteenth The work stoppage in memory of George Floyd will be the largest led by West Coast's most militant union in over a decade. Vicehttps://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dockworkers-union-shutdown-george-floyd/
Dockworkers to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Memory of George Floyd One of the most radical antiracist unions in the country makes a show of solidarity with all those threatened by police violence and exploit The Nation Port of Oakland shut down by dockworkers in observation of Juneteenth Workers at the Port of Oakland, along with 28 other West Coast ports from Seattle to San Diego, stopped work on Friday to protest police bru SFChronicle.comwe have to spread the word because the mainstream media won’t; there is power in a union!
(By the way the preview image for the last article? That is indeed ANGELA DAVIS who came out for the protest.)