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February - March 2000

ILWU Local 10 joins ILA Local 1422 on Charleston picket line

Longshore delegates from the militant San Francisco / Oakland ILWU Local 10 joined the picket line in Charleston, South Carolina on 24 Feb. Their counterparts in ILA Local 1422 are fighting Danish shipping line NORDANA which switched to non-union stevedores in December. Last month, 8 Charleston pickets were arrested, and 4 were later indicted for riot and conspiracy. ILWU members Lawrence Thibeaux (Local 10 President) and Jack Heyman (Local 10 Executive Board) carried a mandate from 9 longshore locals in Northern California and the Inland Boatmen’s Union (San Francisco). Both the ILWU and sacked Liverpool dockers have sent funds to support Charleston.


photo: Mic Smith, Charleston Post and Courier (20 Jan 2000)


Lawrence Thibeaux and Jack Heyman with South Carolina AFL-CIO President Donna Dewitt (left), with Presidents of ILA Local 1771 (Checkers) John Alvanos and ILA Local 1422 (Longshore) Kenneth Riley (centre); and Kenneth Riley with Alex Schizas of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (right)


photos Alex Schivas: ILWU join the ILA picket line 24 Feb 2000 in Charleston, South Carolina