by admin | Jan 4, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs
January 3, 2012 To: All Longshore, Clerk, and Walking Boss/Foreman Locals Brothers and Sisters: We are currently engaged in a labor dispute with one of our employers, EGT, in the Pacific Northwest. EGT continues to refuse to return to the negotiating table with Local...
by admin | Nov 23, 2011 | November 2011 Dispatcher
On October 28th, The Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition, composed of 15 unions that represent workers on the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Ferry and Golden Gate Transit, held an informational picket outside of the Golden Gate Bridge District Board of Directors...
by admin | Nov 23, 2011 | Featured, November 2011 Dispatcher
After months of battling the billionaire Koch brothers on the warehouse floor, in the streets and at the bargaining table, IBU members have reached an agreement with Koch-owned Georgia-Pacific at the Kelly Point warehouse in Portland. As part of the national corporate...
by admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 22, 2011) In response to recent third-party announcements that community activists will attempt to shut down various West Coast marine terminals on December 12, 2011, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) sent a memo to its...
by admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Featured, November 2011 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Labor archives are playing a central role in preserving working people’s history, supporting related research, and educating people about the importance of unions in shaping the political and social landscape in the US. From its earliest days, the ILWU has understood...
