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The Liverpool Dockworkers

Message of Support.

Dear All,

It is with great concern that we hear the Port Employers in Saint John, New Brunswick are preparing to attack the pay and working conditions of our brothers at I.L.A. Local 273. Once again it appears that politically backed management manoeuvres are seeking to maximize the Port Authorities vast profits at the expense of Longshore Workers.

No doubt a number of complex forces are at work in such circumstances, but as with our brothers and sisters on the West Coast of America, we must not allow the Longshoremen of Saint John to be isolated in any fight that weakens the rights, the pay or the conditions of Port Workers.

The global contributions of support made by the members of Local 273 towards international solidarity has been immense and Dockers Unions the world over should be pledging their support and solidarity in return.

500 Liverpool Dockworkers and their Families express their utmost solidarity and support to their fellow workers at I.L.A. Local 273 and call on the International Fraternity of Dockworkers to do likewise.

We will do everything in our power to support your campaign for better pay and working conditions and offer our services (if needed) in building support for what ever decision I.L.A. Local 273 take in making sure the membership achieves a victory.

Yours in Solidarity,
Jim Nolan.

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