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This is what happens without the ILWU.
Workers fired and laid off, willy nilly.
Because of the genius of Harry Bridges creating 1 bargaining unit for the entire West Coast, these kinds of firings and layoffs will never happen in our small Ports, like Port Gamble, or Bellingham, or even Everett.
Thank you Harry.
Chug, chug, chug…..