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ILWU leaders say sixth jury acquittal is sign that county should drop charges against remaining workers and supporters

ILWU leaders today said that the county prosecutors’ office needs to stop wasting taxpayer dollars attempting to prosecute local workers for exercising their First Amendment rights during a labor dispute last summer.

On Wednesday, Cowlitz County jurors found four women “not guilty” of blocking a train, in a case arising from a demonstration on Sept. [...]

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