A partial list of resolutions in support of May 1st actions.
| California Federation of Teachers |
California Federation of Teachers 2008 Convention, April 11-13, 2008 (http://www.cft.org/home_news/conv08adoptedres.pdf, page 52) 2008 Late CFT RESOLUTION 32 May 1st ResolutionSubmitted by Yvette Felarca, Berkeley Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1078 Committee Socio-PoliticalBe it resolved that the CFT will publicly support state-wide and local actions on May 1st against the war and in support of immigrant rights, including the ILWU’s port-wide, West Coast shutdown, marches, boycotts, and other mobilizations of labor, community, and student organizations. |
| International Longshore and Warehouse Union | International Longshore and Warehouse Union to stop work for eight hours in all U.S. West Coast ports. Details at: Jack Heyman's SF Chronicle Open Forum letterDockworkers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have decided to stop work for eight hours in all U.S. West Coast ports on May 1, International Workers' Day, to call for an end to the war. The San Francisco longshore union has a proud history of opposition to the war in Iraq, being the first union to call for an end to the war and immediate withdrawal of troops. Llongshore workers are calling on immigrant workers and others to join them. May Day protest |
