Jack Heyman

Jack Heyman has worked 45 years in the maritime industry as a seaman and as an Oakland longshoreman.

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The Port Shutdown Controversy: Corporate Profit vs. the Right to Protest

The San Francisco Chronicle's front-page headline “Governor to Oakland: 'Keep the port open' ” could have been gleaned from the newspaper's 1934 edition when Gov. Frank Merriam vowed…

by: Jack Heyman,; Truthout

December 30, 2011

News

Longshore Workers Make a Stand for Labor (2)

Longshore workers on the Columbia River caught everyone's attention three weeks ago when they blocked a move by a multinational grain consortium that threatened their union and their…

by: Jack Heyman,; San Francisco Gate

October 17, 2011

Op-Ed

Longshore Workers Make a Stand for Labor

Longshore workers on the Columbia River caught everyone's attention three weeks ago when they blocked a move by a multinational grain consortium that threatened their union and their…

by: Jack Heyman,; San Francisco Chronicle

September 28, 2011