by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Featured
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Wesley “Wes” Furtado, ILWU International Vice President, Hawaii. Wes started on the waterfront in 1978 as a second-generation longshoreman and member of ILWU Local 142. During his time on the...
by admin | Mar 16, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Uncategorized
TO: ILWU Coast Longshore Division LocalsFROM: William E. Adams, International PresidentSUBJECT: Industry UpdateDATE: March 13, 2020 I am reaching out to acknowledge the challenging times that we are in and to invoke the strength and humanity of the ILWU family as we...
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Union supporters win big in Berkeley & lead SF count despite company’s anti-union effort SAN FRANCISCO – Workers at the Bay Area’s famous Tartine bakery outlets held union elections yesterday and today where they voted in favor of forming unions. Yesterday’s vote...
by admin | Mar 10, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Uncategorized
By HAYLEY MUNGUIA PUBLISHED: March 8, 2020 at 9:17 a.m. | UPDATED: March 9, 2020 at 4:06 a.m. While the cruise industry takes a beating over the coronavirus, some passengers disembarking the Carnival Panorama on Sunday morning...
by admin | Mar 10, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Uncategorized
San Francisco, CA (March 6, 2020)—The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) issued the following joint statement today in response to the impact of the spread of the coronavirus on dockworkers and...
