Stand up for Longview SEPT 29

Stand up for Longview - Solidarity in our Community Night

Civic Circle - downtown Longview, WA by the Post Office
Thursday, Sept. 29th, 5:30pm

Dear Friends,

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 21 in Longview, Washington is waging a heroic battle to stop international conglomerate EGT Development from breaking a longstanding master agreement the ILWU has at the Port of Longview's publicly subsidized grain terminal.

As of Monday, about 135 longshore workers and supporters have been detained and/or arrested, including International Pres. Robert McEllrath and Local 21 President Dan Coffman. On Sat. Sept., 24 the ILWU organized informational picketing to protest police violence against ILWU members and the ILWU Ladies Auxillary who have been brutalized by the police while trying to stop grain shipments and stand up for their jobs and livelihoods against EGT's unionbusting.

Now we have the opportunity to show that all of us in the Northwest stand 100 percent with the ILWU Local 21! We hope this is the first of many Labor/community support rallies defending everyone's rights to organize on the job.

Please also help spread the word about the solidarity night -- tell your friends, unions, family and co-workers and community groups! Let's send EGT a loud message that unionbusters are not welcome in Washington State!