by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Fighting for Good Jobs
Hundreds of Rite Aid workers at the company’s giant Southwestern Distribution Center in Lancaster voted on Friday February 4th to send management a loud and clear message. By a 98% margin, workers rejected a company contract proposal that flopped in the shop because...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Representatives of the ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions) North America region met in San Francisco, CA on January 26-27th. In June 2010, at the ICEM North America region meeting, ILWU International Secretary...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher
Solidarity and determination to wage a long fight helped Dutch dockworkers (FNV Bondgenoten) to win back some of the benefits they lost when a giant insurance company, Aegon, tried to rip-off their pensions. On January 12, 2009, General Secretary Niek Stam brought a...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher
The ILWU has a long and proud tradition of fighting for civil rights. The membership has demanded a principled defense of civil rights and civil liberties for all workers, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or political point of view even when those stands were...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher
Dozens of Local 30 members gathered on a cold evening outside Rio Tinto’s main gate to mark the one year anniversary of the 2010 lockout that began last year on January 31st. Members offered their thoughts as it grew dark, making it difficult to see who was speaking,...
