by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | Featured
SAN FRANCISCO – Workers at the City’s largest veterinary hospital, San Francisco Veterinary Specialists (SFVS), walked-off the job yesterday afternoon to protest federal labor law violations by their employer, VCA-Mars. Thursday’s “Unfair Labor Practices” strike...
by admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Featured
SAN FRANCISCO – Concerned pet owners, community groups and employees will rally in support of Katy Bradley, an outspoken union supporter and advocate for better patient care who was recently fired by SFVS-VCA, the region’s largest specialty animal hospital....
by admin | Jul 20, 2020 | Featured
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union joins millions of people across the country in mourning the death of Civil Rights icon and United States Congressman John Lewis. Our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends, and all of those whose lives were...
by admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Featured
Local 23’s Young Workers Committee led a delegation of members and casuals who joined a Juneteenth march in Tacoma called, “Stop Killing Us!” The event was organized by Lincoln High School students who belong to the Black Student Union. Marchers gathered at Tacoma’s...
by admin | Jul 14, 2020 | Featured
Hundreds of ILWU members marched with their families, friends and community members in Seattle to commemorate Juneteenth. Work stopped at the Port of Seattle for eight hours as part of a coastwise shutdown to mark Emancipation Day, and as an act of solidarity with...