Labor Radio on 01/23/12

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Mon, 01/23/2012 - 6:00pm to 6:30pm
Longshore Battle in Longview & Colombia Revisited

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) local 21 in Longview, Washington has put out the call to all working class people to come to Longview for an historic protest. EGT, a giant multi-national corporation which controls one-third of the world's grain trade, is trying to bust the ILWU, one of America's most progressive and powerful unions. EGT's first grain ship will be docking soon, escorted by the U.S. Coast Guard. Co-host Jamie Partridge interviews Meredith Reese from the Labor Solidarity Committee of OCCUPY Portland and Kari Koch of the Media Committee of OCCUPY about organizing for this pivotal battle of the 99% vs the 1%.

In the second hald of the show, co-host John Walsh shares interviews from his recent trip to Colombia. John spoke with union and human rights activists struggling with the neoliberal policies of US and international financial institutions.

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