The Seafarers International Union, SIU, Represents fresh water sailers, on the Great lakes... The International Longshorworkers Union,ILWU, Harry Bridges Union is predominately on the West Coast... and very few unions are as principaled and militant to preserve and defend their membership. On the east Coast the International Longshoremans Association, ILA is being attacked in South Carolina in a way that should be resisted by all who seek fairness.

The leaders of ILA have been beaten and Jailed and are being charged with criminal riot, and are being prosecuted under the RICO statutes. Labor, Civil Rights, Community and Social Justice activists are rallying to their defense.

Not only is this an attempt to break a strong local union, it is a retaliation against the Union leader who led the fight to get the confederate battle memorial taken down off the SC state capitol building. Had to go on that rant... in the spirit of Harry Bridges!!!