Maersk workers in the ports of Tacoma & Olympia wildcat, demand union representation with the solidarity of SDS / IWW members: An unannounced wildcat strike was called at the ports of Tacoma and Olympia to pressure the administration of Maersk, headquartered in Tacoma, to allow workers to organize with the union of their choice, rather than the union the company requires, which workers say “doesn’t provide or bargain for workers’ basic needs.” The strike was organized by Jobs With Justice and joined in solidarity by Tacoma SDS and other members of the community. “Tacoma P.D. singled out Tacoma SDS members and asked for identification and phone numbers. There were no physical confrontations, but our group felt it was unfair and absurd that officers would single out SDS without any reasonable suspicion. They asked us if we were attending the Smash Tacoma ICE protest, trying to glean information about it. We told them we would not consent to any of their questions or searches. Officer Darlington said the port has been the site of conspiracies to conduct terrorism. ‘People ride jetskis next to tankers and then they speed off in the other direction,’ he said. Tacoma SDS was not convinced. (Editor’s note: some of the members of SDS are also members of the IWW).” (IWW.org, 11/13/2007; Seattle Indymedia, 11/08/07)
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