Occupy San Diego to Shut Down Port Dec. 12th

Anyone remember when the Longshoremen went on strike in 2002, shortly after 9/11? Shutting down our ports was a painful kick in the teeth to our already fragile economy. Everything from oil to bananas was stranded off our coast for weeks. Big corporations may have felt the pain a bit, but it was main street and working families that suffered in the wake of supply shortages and price instability.

And it looks like port workers are threatening to strike again...just when we are hurting most.

So the brain donors over at Occupy think that the best way to stick it to Wall Street and help the 99% is to blockade all the West Coast ports starting December 12.

Of course Occupy San Diego wants to join the fun: “These Ports are public. People have a right to come to the Port and protest. The ILWU has historically honored picket lines at the Port.’ said Clarence Thomas, a member of ILWU Local 10. ILWU is a union and Longshore workers are involved as individuals in the planning of the Shutdown.”

(Um, since when are the ports 'public"? Maybe in a security-line-at-the-airport kind of way)

There is inconsistent reporting on whether or not the chapters of ILWU’s plan to formally participate...but obviously Occupy is poised to make themselves look like the puppet masters behind any formal strike by the unions.

Bring it. Should do wonders for Obama’s 2012 prospects.