This is fantastic news:

In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East.

It could mean fewer imports and higher cost of food, etc., but I’d be willing to grow my own garden and live on our food storage for a year if it would help stop the war. I’d even chip in financially to support the brave people who want to take a stand like this. Go ILWU!