S.F. Labor Council Backs ILWU May Day Action in
West Coast Ports
Whereas, the San Francisco Labor Council has a
longstanding position calling for an immediate end to the
Resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council
supports the decision of the Longshore Caucus of the
International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU)
to stop work for 8 hours on Thursday, May 1, 2008 — International Workers Day —
at all West Coast ports, to demand “an immediate end to the war and occupation
in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of US troops from the Middle East.”
The Council supports the decision of Branch 214 of the National Association of
Letter Carriers to observe 2 minutes of silence in all carrier stations at 8:15
a.m. on May 1st, in solidarity with the ILWU action and to express their
opposition to the war in
Resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council
encourages other unions to follow ILWU’s call for a “No
Peace-No Work Holiday” or other labor actions on May Day, to express their
opposition to the US wars and occupations in the Middle East; and be it finally
Resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council
send a letter of congratulations to ILWU President Bob McEllrath
for his union’s bold initiative to use the occasion of International Workers
Day to stop work to stop the war.
— Resolution adopted by the San Francisco
Labor Council March 24, 2008, by unanimous vote.