by admin | Jul 2, 2012 | Featured, June 2012 Dispatcher
Delegates to the union’s 35th Convention in San Diego spent June 4-8 reflecting on the important struggles that were waged during the past three years – ultimately choosing unity to guide the ILWU through the daunting challenges ahead. Three years of difficult...
by admin | Jul 2, 2012 | Featured
LONGVIEW, WA (June 30, 2012) — After two days of trial for a simple misdemeanor, six Cowlitz County jurors Friday could not reach a verdict on the charges of obstructing a train against the ILWU’s International President, Robert McEllrath. McEllrath had peacefully...
by admin | Jul 1, 2012 | Featured, June 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
William T. (Bill) Ward, who served as a Coast Committeeman for 20 years, passed away on May 16th at the age of 85. Ward was an officer of ILWU Local 13 and he served on the ILWU Coast Labor Relations Committee from 1963 to 1983. During his tenure, Ward helped shape...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | Helping Our Community
April 14th marked seventh year ILWUL Local 23 members have participated in the Multiple Sclerosis walk in Tacoma, WA. This year, Local 23 started by raising more than $900 at a spaghetti dinner at the dispatch hall in March. Nearly 100 walkers proudly wore...
by admin | May 23, 2012 | May 2012 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Members of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) in Auckland (Local 13) are back to work at the Port of Auckland, according to Secretary-Treasurer Joe Fleetwood’s latest report in mid-May. Fleetwood noted that tensions remain high because the Port Company doesn’t...
