The Northern California council of the ILWU, otherwise known as the Longshoremen, announced its support for Prop 19, California’s marijuana legalization initiative. The 25,000-member council cited the extraordinary “waste” of money and lives in the war on marijuana, including marijuana prohibition’s disproportionate impact “on the backs of workers, poor people, and people of color.”
Longshore Workers Endorse Prop 19 while Prison Guards’ Union Stays Neutral |
| By: Michael Whitney Thursday August 19, 2010 4:16 pm |


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