Port of Oakland shut down by dockworkers in observation of Juneteenth
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Economic activity at the Port of Oakland came to a halt on Friday as thousands of workers and supporters gathered on Middle Harbor Road to protest police brutality and racism in the United States.
The demonstration, organized by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, coincided with demonstrations planned today at 28 other seaports in California, Oregon and Washington.
The day of action was held on Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Local 10, Local 34 and the African American Longshore Coalition led the rally, and demonstrators plan to drive in a caravan to Oakland Police Department headquarters and City Hall from the port.
With support of the ports, workers stopped processing cargo Friday and rallied to mark the anniversary and calls for police reform. The move follows mass protests on June 9 at all 29 ports which idled terminal operations for 8 minutes and 46 seconds — the amount of time a police officer in Minnesota knelt on George Floyd’s neck— an African American man — leaving him gasping for air before he died, on May 25.
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