EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 1 MIN
April 24 - ILWU Strikes for Justice
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1999. A headline from the Los Angeles Times declared, “Dock Crews to Halt Work in Support of Death Row Inmate.” Up and down the west coast the ports stood silent. The International Longshoreman and Warehouseman’s Union had called their members off the job for a one-day strike.
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On this day in Labor History the year was 1999. A headline from the Los Angeles Times declared, “Dock Crews to Halt Work in Support of Death Row Inmate.” Up and down the west coast the ports stood silent. The International Longshoreman and Warehouseman’s Union had called their members off the job for a one-day strike.
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