Longshore workers say "Thanks for the support"

By Jeff Smith of Portland, Oregon. Jeff is a longshore worker and the president of the International Longshore Workers Union Local 8. As a longshore worker, I have been loading and unloading cars, steel, lumber, containers and “you name it” at the Port of Portland since 1980. I am proud to be a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, and to serve as the president of ILWU Local 8 here in Portland. And I have to say that today is a great day to be a Longshore worker in this co