Leo Robinson of ILWU Local 10 Southern Africa Liberation Support Committee. In the 1976 following the uprising of students in Soweto, ILWU Local 10 in Oakland formed a Southern Africa Liberation Support Committee (SALSC); key players includes Leo Robinson, Larry Wright, Dave Stewart, and Bill Proctor. In 1976 Local 10 called for a nationwide boycott of South African and Rhodesian cargos. In1977 SALSC led a successful one-day boycott of South African cargo. In November 1984, members of ILWU Locals 10 and 34 refused to unload the Nedlloyd Kimberley at Pier 80 in San Francisco for 11 days because it was carrying South African cargo. In the 1980s, the ILWU Local 10 SALSC worked with the Bay Area...
Leo Robinson of ILWU Local 10 Southern Africa Liberation Support Committee. In the 1976 following the uprising of students in Soweto, ILWU Local 10 in Oakland formed a Southern Africa Liberation Support Committee (SALSC); key players includes Leo Robinson, Larry Wright, Dave Stewart, and Bill Proctor. In 1976 Local 10 called for a nationwide boycott of South African and Rhodesian cargos. In1977 SALSC led a successful one-day boycott of South African cargo. In November 1984, members of ILWU Locals 10 and 34 refused to unload the Nedlloyd Kimberley at Pier 80 in San Francisco for 11 days because it was carrying South African cargo. In the 1980s, the ILWU Local 10 SALSC worked with the Bay Area Free South Africa Movement (BAFSM).
