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  • Los Angeles: Port Truckers Set to Strike May 1st

    05/01/2006 4:51:58 PM PDT · by claudiustg · 15 replies · 664+ views
    Si Se Puede Collective ^ | 1May06 | John Riley
    For the past 20 years port truckers in Los Angeles have been organizing for employee recognition, respect, dignity, and decent wages. Their struggle has past through various ups and downs, but this May 1st might just be the beginning of a new wave or radicalism for Los Angeles port truckers. If all goes as planned LA Harbor, the biggest port on the west coast, will come to a screeching halt on May 1st. Unlike the common vision of a trucker, an old white man wearing a cowboy hat drinking a big gulp full of coffee, most truckers in LA are...
  • Thousands of Hispanics rally in New Orleans

    05/01/2006 2:32:44 PM PDT · by Ellesu · 43 replies · 1,383+ views
    nola.com ^ | 05/01/06 | JANET McCONNAUGHEY
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of Hispanics carrying signs that said "Nobody is illegal" and "Proud to rebuild" took Monday off to join a national day of protest and boycotts to show their importance to the country and to the area devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
  • Boycott & Backlash

    05/01/2006 11:05:04 AM PDT · by claudiustg · 62 replies · 2,326+ views
    National Review ^ | May 01, 2006 | Mark Krikorian
    Today’s May Day general strike by illegal aliens and their supporters should help clarify the Senate’s immigration deliberations. The question before senators, as they seek to pass an immigration bill before Memorial Day, no longer concerns the specifics of policy—how much border fencing, the period of work for guestworkers, etc. The question now is whether the government of the United States will give in to the mob. ...snip... The more mainstream pro-amnesty forces understand the potential for an intensified anti-illegal backlash from today’s marches, which is why many did not join in. One amnesty supporter said the May Day offensive...
  • KFI in Los Angeles: Bill Handel doing special show from Los Angeles - listen and comment

    05/01/2006 11:09:52 AM PDT · by doug from upland · 48 replies · 2,164+ views
    KFI 640, Los Angeles ^ | 5-1-06 | DFU
    This should be a great show. They are even pre-empting an hour of Rush. Tune in and comment: LISTEN TO KFI ONLINE Stay with KFI all day. John and Ken at 3pm Pacific should be going grazy. This were the guys who did the TOOKIE MUST DIE hour.