Dockworkers Protest Iraq War

I mentioned this on the Tony Isabella board the other day saying,
"Dockworkers? Who would'a thunk it?" only to be schooled by a couple of regular posters, Dan Lorenzen and William Ashley Vaughan, on the great tradition of protest by the patriotic American dockworkers. As Dan wrote:

Actually, according to this at least, the ILWU is the "most militant and politicized worker organization in the nation". So I guess if anyone was going to act up it was going to be them.

Personally I'm becoming disillusioned that any change is going to come from the "top" (sympathetic political parties). I think more actions like this are needed to get any change...

We also need more unions!

I couldn't agree with that last sentiment any more. As to "Who would'a thunk it?" William replied:

I would have. These are the heirs of the American heroes who brought the West Coast shipping establishment to its knees in an epic 1934 strike which was one of the great moments in American history. As an agnostic, I doubt that there is a heaven. But, if there is, Harry Bridges is looking down from it at the protests and smiling. Long live America!

Indeed. Things look like they may be finally turning around in this country, when those on the oh-so-wrong right no longer feel they can question the patriotism of those protesting the war and the evil little fuck in the White House who foisted it upon the unthinking American people.