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「労働者の団結した力だけが、歴史を動かし、社会を変革する唯一の力である」―― 今全世界で労働者が「生きさせろ」「賃上げ」ゼネストに決起している。 ヨーロッパ、アメリカを中心に08年前半の闘いを紹介。

On Nov. 7th 2007 a picket line was called to push the administration of Maersk (headquarters in Tacoma) to allow workers to join the union of their choice instead of the company union that managers have imposed on them. An arbitrator called by the longshoremens' union (ILWU) and management decided whether the picket line Jobs With Justice staged was safe to cross. The arbitrator deemed it unsafe and required management to compensate the longshore workers for not crossing the line. Jobs With Justice organized the picket, Tacoma SDS and other community members who heard word-of-mouth about the picket went to the port to show solidarity.