No business as usual for Israel until Palestinian demands for justice and freedom are met. At the Saturday 6 PM longshore workers’ shift, the blockaders employed a mobile strategy using cars and bicycles to move their blockade rapidly between terminal gates. It turned out that the Port of Tacoma had opened at least seven terminal gates for this purpose, some of which hadn’t been used in years or decades and were unknown to many staff. Blockaders managed to be at all of them, turning away some cars and facing physical aggression from police and others. The work of unloading the ZIM CHICAGO ship was once again delayed, though physical force by police managed to allow a reduced work force to enter the various terminals. The Block the Boat campaign is preparing more blockades for the ZIM CHICAGO ship’s arrival in Seattle.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:01:42 +0000
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