Looking down on the Port of Seattle

[The Blue Flower]

I'm on the 24th floor of a downtown Seattle highrise with a direct view of the Port. It's really amazing to see absolutely no activity there today. Thank God for unions. They're doing a great work today.

[LisaM]

1. Ooh, I'll have to go take a look

Thanks.

[PearliePoo2]

2. Is this a strike

at the Port of Seattle by ILWU to protest the Iraq invasion?
Is it getting any press?

[ColbertWatcher]

3. Take a picture! n/t

[The Blue Flower]

4. The news helicopters have been hovering

There's a photo here:

http://www.komotv.com/news/18436769.html

[coriolis]

5. Please don't defenestrate...not from the 24th floor!

:D

[flamingyouth]

6. That must be something to see.

My grandfather worked for the Port of Seattle for years and was a longtime union member. I wish he were alive to see this (yet at the same time, I'm sort of glad he's not alive to see what a shitty mess the country's in).

[The Blue Flower]

7. It is quite a sight

This and the immigration demonstration and the antiwar activity today in Seattle makes me feel like the page is finally turning on this horrible chapter of our history.

And I did intend for my user name to be 'defenestratem'(as a statement), but I goofed when I set it up.

[Popol Vuh]

8. I am a Longshoreman (local 13)

Its not a strike, but, it is a stop work today yes. However, we will take care of passenger ships so no one gets stranded.

[cliss]

9. Hi, Defenestrate.

I'm in Portland, and I just got a notice saying that the "Port of Portland will be closed today" in protest of the war.

This whole thing came as a surprise, I was not aware of any planning. I'm an exporter, so I deal with the ports on the west coast.

Good for the unions!! I'm really proud of them.