This article is so pro-authorities, you wonder why the ink wasn't cop blue:
"40 police break up protest by Teamsters" by Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff | December 28, 2007
About 40 Somerville police and regional officers in riot gear stormed a labor protest in Somerville yesterday after an overnight picket at a garbage disposal company threatened to block trash pickup on city streets.
Members of Teamsters Local 25 who gathered outside F.W. Russell & Sons Disposal on McGrath Highway alleged that police roughed them up to clear the way for the disposal company, which has a contract for trash collection on Somerville streets. F.W. Russell also hauls residential trash for Cambridge and eight other cities and towns.
Captain Paul Upton, public information officer for Somerville police, said officers were not aggressive but had to open the picket line so trash trucks could leave the yard:
"My guess is they [the Teamsters] weren't happy about that. Our only role here is to try to keep the peace. The picketers have a First Amendment right to picket and to make their voices heard, but they don't have a right to disrupt the business."
A FASCISTA BUSINESS SOCIETY!!!
Great!
Footage aired on Fox-TV in Boston showed police pushing picketers to the ground and restraining them. Ten people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges, Upton said.
Teamsters aiming to organize garbage truck drivers at F.W. Russell began picketing with signs at about 1 a.m. yesterday. By about 8 a.m., up to 100 workers had assembled at the McGrath Highway facility and at an F.W. Russell site on Broadway.
Acting Police Chief Robert Bradley went to the protest in the early morning and decided to keep his entire night shift on overtime and bring in the day shift and the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council's rapid response team.
Tom Champion, spokesman for the city of Somerville.
"Officers were pelted with stones, and our police officials reported that a small but very vocal group of demonstrators was abusive and confrontational and exhibited violence."
Yup, so any American who doesn't agree with the fascism is going to be labeled a violent extremist!
Wake up, Teamsters, and JOIN the 9/11 TRUTH MOVEMENT and the Ron Paul campaign!
Charles Carneglia, owner of F.W. Russell, said Teamsters have been picketing for three weeks and using hardball tactics in trying to persuade workers to unionize against their will:
"The union guys were trying to bully them not to go to work."
The owner says, as the police bash skulls for him!
Sean M. O'Brien, Teamsters Local 25 president, did not respond to requests for comment."
Why would you want to respond to this biased shit sheet, readers?
Pffffffffffftttttt!!!!!
