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FROM THE DOCKS TO THE DESERT

Submitted by admin on February 23, 2010No Comment

From the Docks to the Desert, an Emergency Caravan to Aid Locked out DSC00219Miners
On February 24, please join the LA Labor Movement for the “Docks to the Desert,” an emergency caravan to bring food and show solidarity to 574 locked out miners in Boron, CA.

About the Rio Tinto Miners
Since February 1, about 574 miners in Boron, CA have been locked out by the Rio Tinto mining corporation, a London based company. The Rio Tinto miners are members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 30.

Located about 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles, the City of Boron is home to a close knit working class community of 2,000. Rio Tinto is the world’s third-largest mining company with operations on five continents.

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