Cause the folks in Washington punked this action. In a letter to its members it says unequivocally: “To be clear, the ILWU, the Coast Longshore Division and Local 21 are not coordinating independently or in conjunction with any self-proclaimed organization or group to shut down any port or terminal, particularly as it related to our dispute with EGT in Longview (Wash).” In fact, the ILWU Coast Committee appears perturbed that groups outside of the union “intent on driving their own agendas” are using ILWU issues to pursue their own goals. … Continued
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