Unions fight for safety of port workers at rally

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Saturday, February 25, 2006

Unions fight for safety of port workers at rally
Controversial deal could put Seattle at risk, they say

By BRAD WONG
P-I REPORTER

The uproar over the sale of several domestic shipping operations to a United Arab Emirates-owned company continued Friday, as about 100 people rallied in Seattle and called for it to be stopped for national security reasons.

Standing near the Port of Seattle's Pier 46, protesters -- most of them Teamsters and International Longshore and Warehouse Union members -- questioned whether the sale to Dubai Ports World would harm the country's safety.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Unions fight for safety of port workers at rally
Controversial deal could put Seattle at risk, they say

By BRAD WONG
P-I REPORTER

The uproar over the sale of several domestic shipping operations to a United Arab Emirates-owned company continued Friday, as about 100 people rallied in Seattle and called for it to be stopped for national security reasons.

Standing near the Port of Seattle's Pier 46, protesters -- most of them Teamsters and International Longshore and Warehouse Union members -- questioned whether the sale to Dubai Ports World would harm the country's safety.




Longshoremen Mike Rogers, left, Mike Reandeau, center, and Jeff Quinn listen to speakers including Rep. Jim McDermott at a rally near Pier 46 in Seattle, WA, regarding the controversial sale of domestic shipping operations to the United Arab Emirates. P-I photo/Meryl Schenker (February 25, 2006)

Credit: Meryl Schenker/Seattle Post-Intelligencer