From L.A. to Quebec: Solidarity with Locked-Out Workers
On March 31, several L.A. union members of USW Local 675 and ILWU Local 13 joined 8,000 marchers in Alma, Quebec to demand Rio Tinto end the lock-out of the steelworkers at the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter. Much like in Boron, California, Rio Tinto has waged an all out war on its Alma, Quebec...
Let’s Give Locked-Out Quebec Smelter Workers a Big LA Labor Welcome!
ILWU Local 13 longshoremen Marc Jurisic (left) and James Monti (right) will be at the LA County Fed to meet locked-out Quebec workers. Corporate giant Rio Tinto locked-out 780 families at a huge aluminum smelter in Alma, Quebec, Canada. "ILWU has a history with Rio Tinto. They locked out...
Meet Locked-Out Smelter Workers from Quebec
We beat Rio Tinto in Boron, now let's beat them in Quebec Solidarity from L.A. union members helped 600 families beat a 15-week lockout by Rio Tinto at the company’s U.S. Borax mine in Boron. Now Rio Tinto is going after 780 families at a huge aluminum smelter in Alma, Quebec, Canada....
LOCKED OUT: The Story of the Boron Miners Struggle
Less than a year out, and it's already a motion picture! 'Locked Out' is a David and Goliath story about the 560 ILWU borax miners in Boron, CA who were locked out of their jobs by Rio Tinto, a major multinational mining corporation, in January 2010.LA Labor was proud to be a part of this...
Rite Aid Workers Rally at Lancaster Distribution Center for a Good Contract
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We Are Telling Dodgers Fans about the Rio Tinto Lockout
Listen to our latest Dodger commerical, supporting the locked-out Rio Tinto miners in Boron, CA. It's now airing during games on KABC 790. Listen to it here! Email this to a Dodger fan. Press advisory available here....
1000 LA Union Activists and Rio Tinto Miners Picket British Consulate to End The Lockout!
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Rio Tinto Miners Support: This Hard Land
For a deep discussion about Rio Tinto, read Mike Davis in The Nation: Labor War in the...
Emergency Caravan to Support the Rio Tinto Miners
DATE:February 24thPLACE:Dodger Stadium - Lot 13 on Stadium WayTIME:7 AM - Assemble8 AM - Caravan Departs for BoronFOR MORE INFORMATION:Glen Arnodo213.381.5611 x126Download printable flyer....
From the Docks to the Desert, an Emergency Caravan to Aid Locked out Miners
On February 24, please join the LA Labor Movement for the "Docks to the Desert," an emergency caravan to bring food and show solidarity to 574 locked out miners in Boron, CA. About the Rio Tinto MinersSince February 1, about 574 miners in Boron, CA have been locked out by the Rio Tinto mining...
