by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Political Action
In a 1936 speech, President Franklin Roosevelt denounced the attempts by employers to coerce workers into voting for a candidate by threatening their jobs. That tactic is what the Koch Brothers have been accused of doing in a recent article published in The Nation by...
by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Events
Hosted by Washington-area ILWU Pensioners Clubs September 18-21, 2011 Double Tree Hotel Seattle Airport 18740 International Blvd. Seatac, WA 98188 For reservations call: 1-206-246-8600 Use the group code PCA. For more details download the attached registration...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher
Dear Editor, I’ve been watching the situation in Wisconsin where thousands of working class families and union members are protesting in the capitol and marching on the streets against Governor Walker. Seeing this made me wonder how an anti-union Governor could...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
ILWU’s International Executive Board met April 7-8 in San Francisco where they approved a $10,000 donation for earthquake victims in Japan. Additional contributions of $10,000 came from the ILWU Longshore Division along with a generous $15,000 contribution from...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Featured
Washington State Ferry workers have been getting a taste of Wisconsin-style anti-union attacks this year because some politicians in the Evergreen state have been scapegoating ferry workers as lazy, overpaid union members. Most ferry workers belong to the...
