Anyone going to the Teamster's protests today (re: ports)

[LynneSin]

http://www.nbc4.com/news/7398212/detail.html

Teamsters Plan Rallies To Protest Port Contracts

BALTIMORE -- From Miami to Boston, Oakland to Philadelphia, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is scheduled to rally in 20 cities Friday.

The planned rallies are against an agreement by the George W. Bush administration to allow a state-owned Dubai-based company to take over some operations at six U.S. seaports.

A statement released by the Teamsters said the union strongly opposes the sale of P and O Ports U.S. terminal operations to Dubai Ports World.

The statement called it a questionable $7 billion giveaway and it charges the Bush administration's backing of the plan "puts our nation's gateways under the control of a company based in a country that has served as a conduit for terrorist activity."

If you're a teamster or going to the rally, you have my support!!

[PearliePoo2]

1. people I work with

are going to a noon rally at Pier 46 in Seattle.
I'm working and could not get the time off.
They will take notes and pictures. Hope it gets lots of press and a huge turnout! :patriot:

[LynneSin]

2. If I was still working in Wilmington I'd head over to that protest

http://www.teamster.org/06news/hn_060223_9.asp

Baltimore, Maryland

Boston, Massachusetts

Charleston, South Carolina

Chicago, Illinois

Detroit, Michigan

Houston, Texas

Los Angeles, California

Miami, Florida

Newark, New Jersey

New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Orleans, Louisiana

Norfolk, Virginia

Oakland, California

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Port Hueneemee, California

Portland, Oregon

Savannah, Georgia

Seattle, Washington

Wilmington, Delaware

[Coexist]

3. but not in Tampa, FL -

Oh yeah - they WANT this deal.

[LynneSin]

4. Why am I not suprised

Jeb Bush obviously wants to help out his idiot brother!

[Coexist]

11. the evil spewer Ronda Storms ::shudder:: is the only one against it

Go figure.

[LynneSin]

5. Why am I not suprised

Jeb Bush obviously wants to help out his idiot brother!

[wicket]

6. I wonder where the Boston protest will be

I may try to go!

[PearliePoo2]

7. The noon rally in Boston

will be at the Connelly Terminal. Do you know where that's at?

[wicket]

8. I just googled it:

Here is the info:

http://www.northeast-export.com/agents/ports.php

Port of Boston
Connelly Terminal
Massachusetts Port Authority
1 Harborside Drive, Suite 200S
Boston, MA 02128-2909

Access: Dedicated truck route to interstate highways (2 miles); truck route to CSX rail yard 8 miles (20 minutes)
Primary Cargo Shipped: paper, lumber, hides, household goods, empty containers, beer and wine, store merchandise, fish, furniture, footwear.
Depth: Conley berth dredged to 45 feet
Major Shipping Destinations: Asia, Europe
Major Shipping Lines: MSC, COSCO, Hapag Lloyd, Hanjin, ACL, Evergreen, K Line, Yang Ming, Maersk CMA-Cgm
Special Service: 384 Reefer outlets, fumigation on-site upon request, customs, agriculture, APHIS on-site, real-time container tracking.
Intermodal Connections: 8-mile truck route to CSX rail yard

On edit: Here is the google map info, it's at Logan Airport:

http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=1+Harborside+Drive,+Boston,+MA

Hope to see you all there! :kick:

[PearliePoo2]

9. kicked and nominated

Come on America
20 cities for the voices to be heard.
The more digging about this deal the more it stinks.

[LynneSin]

10. I'm thinking of taking my lunch break and heading up there

I can't stay the entire time, but maybe run up there and drop off some coffee & donuts

[wicket]

12. There was a clip of the Boston Teamsters protest on Lou Dobbs tonight!

VERY COOL! :kick: