#Occupy Oakland Goons Plan Mass Strike on Wednesday – Will March on Any Bank & Corporation That Remains Open
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 4:24 AM
Occupy Oakland protesters are calling for a general strike on Wednesday November 2, 2011. The far-left anti-capitalist organization promises to march on any bank or corporation that stays open on that day.
Occupy Oakland website reported:
“On Monday October 31st, at 4:00 p.m., the Occupy Oakland Strike Assembly held a press conference regarding the General Strike and Mass Day of Action planned for November 2nd. Members of the Occupation as well as community, school, and labor representatives spoke in regard to the motivations and wide-reaching potential of the strike. The press conference was held at the intersection of Broadway and Telegraph, the epicenter of the 1946 Oakland General strike, the last general strike in the continental United States.
Occupy Oakland is calling for work stoppage, school walkouts and for banks and corporations to close for the day of the General Strike. Since it is recognized that not all workers will be able to strike in their workplaces on November 2nd, Occupy Oakland welcomes any form of participation which workers deem appropriate. Workers are encouraged to join the mass day of actions before or after work, or during lunch hours. Further in support of workers and students, the Occupy Oakland Strike Assembly has unanimously agreed to picket and/or occupy any business or school, which disciplines employees or students in any way for participating in the November 2nd strike and day of action.
Demonstrations for the General Strike will converge at three different times; 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. at the intersection of 14th and Broadway.
At 5 p.m. groups will converge at 14th and Broadway and march to the Port of Oakland to shut it down before the 7 p.m. night shift. “This is being done in order to blockade the flow of capital on the day of the General Strike, as well as to show solidarity with the Longshore workers in their struggle against EGT in Longview, Washington,” said Oakland hip-hop artist and community organizer Boots Riley.
EGT, an international grain exporter, is attempting to rupture Longshore jurisdiction. “The driving force behind EGT is Bunge LTD, a leading agribusiness and food company that has strong ties to Wall Street. This is but one example of Wall Street’s corporate attack on workers,” stated Riley.
Clarence Thomas, the national co-chair of Million Worker March Movement and a third generation Longshore worker, re-iterated the now famous message of the Occupy movement: “I stand in solidarity with the Occupy Oakland movement in its call for general strikes in the U.S. and around the world,” he stated. “It is the workers who create value and wealth which the 1 percent hoards for themselves to the detriment of the 99 percent.”
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Sickofobama commented:
So students attend corporations now?
Oh the irony. I hope the teachers join them, too.
I hope all the businesses close down in Oakland tomorrow..
Even McDonalds and Starbucks so those thugs won’t even be able to get a cup of coffee.
Gravelyvoice Jim commented:
“Since it is recognized that not all workers will be able to strike in their workplaces on November 2nd, Occupy Oakland welcomes any form of participation which workers deem appropriate. Workers are encouraged to join the mass day of actions before or after work, or during lunch hours.”
A lunch-hour strike, how lame.
LOL!!!
Reaganite Republican commented:
Dirtbag barnacles no longer amusing- break out the tear gas and release the hounds!
andy commented:
And just what do they think this will accomplish?
Bitter Clinger commented:
The longer, dirtier, stinkier, more violent, and more vile them become, the stronger we are. Americans don’t appreciate this behavior. Recall outside of the 1968 Chicago DNC Convention = 1968 Landslide election for GOP. I hope the useful idiots stay out there through 11/5/12 and the images are shown again and again of these thugs powered by the Lefty Moonbats.
obfuscatenot commented:
@ #1- If Starbucks and McDonalds aren’t open where will they go to use the bathroom? Cop cars?
Sactheknight commented:
Should read “The far left communist organization plans to plans to prevent citizens from conducting business at Oakland banks on Wednesday”.
Sickofobama commented:
#6:
They can take a dump in the nearby school that won’t be in use.
And I suggest that don’t flush.
Better yet – they should all take a dump in the halls.
P. Aaron commented:
Do people in California have a job these days?
RedBeard commented:
The dirty and stupid crowd, getting even dirtier and stupider.
I hope their little tantrum lasts a while longer, so everyone in the country can see who these freaks are and what they stand for.
Finncrisp commented:
Right out of the Marxist playbook. Has anyone in the media noticed? The real story is what the doofus media tries to make of this, inspite of the obvious parallels.
If the longshoremen want to lower themselves to argree with this gang of human refuse, then we know where they really stand.
MN Jim commented:
Remember that obama supports this group.
jmm commented:
Oh yes, leftie economics spews forth more drivel.
“It is the workers who create value and wealth which the 1 percent hoards for themselves to the detriment of the 99 percent.”
If it takes 10 people to make something that NO ONE will buy, what is the value of that product? If two people make something that EVERYONE wants what is it’s value?
These people are tiresome.
JKB commented:
So I take it they won’t be using their 3G or cell services of their corporate owned mobile communications companies? Or they won’t be using the WiFi to access the corporate owned Google, Facebook or Twitter facilities?
And on the irony of posting the strike videos on the corporate owned Youtube.
NeoKong commented:
It’s easy to strike when you don’t have a job.
Missy8s commented:
The Brown Shirt Brigades did the exact same thing in the 1930s, it started out with “support us or else” and quickly tuned to “support us or die”…..
From there most people over the age of 30 are familiar with what followed….
Ella commented:
They may march on banks and corporations, but I think it’s more that they are after US. This is all about provocation. They want to provoke US, the Tea Partiers, conservatives and republicans. They are in our faces via the left wing alphabet soup news, they crap on police cars, they mess up our parks, they stink, they don’t work, they do drugs and commit crimes, yes this comes naturally to libtards, but it’s about provocation first and foremost. Sooner or later something bad will happen to someone on our side.
And then when the SHTF, their commie pResident IwonWTF barack obama steps in and all hell will break loose. That’s what barack obama is counting on.
Greg commented:
Doesn’t Erik Holder have to testify this week to congress……As he refuses to answer questions more congressman will ask for his resignation…Oakland is a planned media divergent…
Dittogirl commented:
Hurry Father, bring Mr. Winter and Dear Lord, bless us with many feet of snow all winter long. Everywhere!
Mahdi Al-Dajjal commented:
And, of course, all those leftists who do have jobs and who suffer everyday by having to “work for the man” to pay back their student loans and mortgages and car-loans and the like, are free to secretly sabotage their employer somehow to show their solidarity with the OWS movement.
Bad Actor commented:
re: #12 “Remember that obama supports this group.”
Yes, and I hope the RNC will remind people all day, every day, as we get closer to 11-6-12.
The Dems have really miscalculated the mood of the US citizens. We don’t like this kind of crap. Too bad the election isn’t today instead of next year. But, the longer this goes on, the more people will move away from the Democrats. GOOD!
Trish commented:
I am pretty sure that Oakland, in the land of Californication, is probably hurting pretty badly from the downward trend in economics. I am pretty sure that business owners, and yes banks and corporations, cannot afford to lose one day’s business in this climate. I am pretty sure that these OWSers are the biggest group of losers ev-ah, and they are selfish spoiled rotten little communists, who haven’t a clue what it means to live under socialism, but think they’d prefer it to what we have now. If only they knew…
Secede California, please. And take ALL of the OWSers with ya. Form your own little lefty land, and leave us out of it. And don’t come running for help either. Morons.
ss252 commented:
I live here in the Bay Area, (GOD HELP ME)…With that said, the local media is promoting this event, the Longshoreman (‘TOUGH GUYS RIGHT”)…ARE joining in even though it is stopping freight from moving? The Oakland Teachers are allowed to join? Mayor Quan gave the OK for public sector workers the right to attend? I mean this place is like “ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK”
Where is SNAKE PLISCOM?
M1 commented:
Release the Kraken!
bear commented:
If california were to slip into the sea, life would be far more peaceful and the sharks well-fed.
Next summer the commie riots will begin. As for me and my house….we’re stocking up on popcorn (extra butter).
YourMaster commented:
Businesses should start up their own form of protests….
by firing about 5000 libtards from the jobs….
make the lay-offs a constant until election day…
the damage to the economy will force 0bama to stop the protests.
and when he does, or tries… they will turn against him.
then…. make it an unwritten rule that businesses only hire conservatives
obama supporters, libtards, people who voted for 0bama, or union members
will be rejected.
emily commented:
these things should be stopped……these are violent people and I dread seeing what happens there.
OBAMASLIE commented:
And Obama and Reid SUPPORT these dirtbags? Anyone who tries to tie in the Tea Party with these sleazeballs is nuts. The Tea Party protests were never like this and never will be. The majority of these filthy losers are union, stupid college kids and lazy good for nothing white trash, minorities and illegals. That hideous Michael Moore has some gall being at a OWS protest talking against capitalism – how did he get his money? He certainly didn’t sell his body for it. It’s a scream how all the Hollyweird types that “sympathize” with OWS are all millionnaires, paid by big capitalist money-making movie machines. The Sean Penns, Susan Sarandons and Tom Hanks of the world are all rolling in dough – YOUR DOUGH that you paid to see their ridiculous movies. But, the OWS people are too stupid to realize it. What a bunch of idiots. They are being used by Obama and his “minions” and they don’t even realize it. They are getting free food and their 15 mintues of fame, so, they don’t care. It’s their mentality – oh look, free stuff. Just the kind of people Obama likes. Losers.
Jim Leonard commented:
All the occupy movements are middle-of-the-road, even the ones involving unions. Democracy: it’s been stolen by the corporate elite and we want it back. Capitalism: there’s no problem with capitalism except when there’s been cheating, as is the case with the bankers and Wall Street. Law: laws were broken and the criminals not only have not gone to jail, they are untouched and receiving large incomes. Fairness: hardworking and deserving small businessmen are not receiving loans; innocent believers in the American Dream were suckered into taking loans that the bankers knew would blow up on them so the bankers could make huge, undeserved gains.
All you dreamers out there who substitute hate radio talk for thought, you will get what you deserve when the rightful, patriotic, and bland messages of the occupiers impact YOU. Will your minds be blank then or will you finally get it and begin to think and act?