by admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Featured, Solidarity
8 September 2011: The ITF has condemned the detention yesterday of ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) president Bob McEllrath while attending a protest in Vancouver, Washington, USA. He and other ILWU members were defending the job rights of workers...
by admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of port workers stood on railroad tracks today at 4pm, blocking a train carrying grain to a foreign-owned loading facility in Longview, Washington. Workers took action to protest the failure by big grain companies to honor agreements with the local...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Helping Our Community, July/August 2011 Dispatcher
ILWU local 502 finally ended their fundraising drive for the Vancouver Children’s Hospital. Their grand total was $20,502. This successful drive was beyond expectation and was followed by a live presentation on TV in front of millions of viewers during prime time and...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Political Action
From the Huffington Post: “A tax haven . . . has one of three characteristics: It has no income tax or a very low-rate income tax; it has bank secrecy laws; and it has a history of noncooperation with other countries on exchanging information about tax...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | July/August 2011 Dispatcher
During the July 4th weekend, ILWU members in Los Angeles displayed their patriotism and solidarity at 13 local supermarkets. Teams of workers and officers from ILWU Locals 13, 63, 94 and the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU) sent delegations to 13 Ralphs, Vons, and...
