There's not one worker in any shipping port in America that doesn't belong to the I.L.A(International Longshoreman's Association) or one of it's affiliate unions. Just a thought, but it would be a great way to get a point across without actually having to get your hands dirty.
From the I.L.A's website:
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"Washington bailed out the banks and Wall Street, but our current Congress balks at passing a jobs bill and is totally out of touch with Blue-collared America," said the ILA leader. "In places like Wisconsin and Ohio, those State's lawmakers are stripping police, firemen, teachers and janitors of their benefits and pensions. Like AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said last week: 'Occupy Wall Street has captured the imagination and passion of millions of Americans who have lost hope that our nation's policymakers are not speaking for them'."
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http://www.ilaunion.org/news_occupy_wall_street.html
What this right here says to Washington is this: It's us, the workers, that keep the wheels of the economy turning. Not the Gordon Gekko wannabe cocksuckers on Wallstreet and not the money grubbing banks. So think carefully before hanging us out to dry again like Obama did with the teacher's in Wisconsin.