The LA County Federation of Labor has released the following invitation:
ILWU Local 13 longshoremen Marc Jurisic and James Monti will be at the LA County Fed to meet locked-out Quebec workers.
RSVP for LA Labor’s luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 22
Corporate giant Rio Tinto locked-out 780 families at a huge aluminum smelter in Alma, Quebec, Canada.
“ILWU has a history with Rio Tinto. They locked out our members in Boron two years ago. Now they’ve locked out hundreds of workers in Quebec. We will be a part of any action to end the lock-out of Quebec families.”
– James Monti, longshoreman, ILWU Local 13 member
“We’re looking forward to welcoming our three brothers from Quebec to LA Labor. We may not know how to speak French, but we do know how to show solidarity. We are going to be supporting the Quebec workers in all of their actions while they are here in Southern California.”
– Marc Jurisic, longshoreman, ILWU Local 13 member
Come to the L.A County Fed and give these brave Quebec workers a big and warm L.A. Labor welcome! Lunch wil be provided.
Please RSVP 213-381-5611, ext. 121.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 22 at 11:00AM
WHERE: LA County Federation of Labor, 2130 W. James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles
