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Article: West Coast Dock Workers Bring Top Retailers into Labor Conflict.
- Article from:
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
- Article date:
- August 29, 2002
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Byline: Dylan Rivera
Aug. 29--A labor conflict previously limited to West Coast docks spilled Wednesday into malls and retail shops primarily from Los Angeles to Washington state.
"We're here to tell the Gap: Stay off the union's back," protesters chanted at the Gap apparel store in downtown Portland's Pioneer Place.
The approximately 25 protesters, joining activists in several other states who rallied the same day, were decrying the role of a shippers' coalition in ongoing labor talks over the longshoremen who keep the West Coast's ports running.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, representing 10,500 dock workers, and ...