by admin | Aug 7, 2018 | Featured, July/August 2018 Dispatcher
Ship’s parted line snaps back in Longview, ending two lives and impacting many more At the peak of summer on the Columbia River, a ship’s mooring line snapped without warning in the middle of the night, killing two men on the job and injuring two others. Our brothers...
by admin | Jul 10, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
The ILWU’s 37th Convention met in Portland, Oregon on June 4-8. A total of 349 delegates and 40 fraternal delegates attended, along with up to 100 observers who witnessed the triannual meeting. The ILWU convention is the union’s highest decision-making body that meets...
by admin | May 10, 2018 | April 2018 Dispatcher, Featured
An estimated 60 ILWU members attended the semi-annual Labor Notes “Troublemakers” Conference in Chicago on April 6-8. This was the biggest Labor Notes Conference to date, drawing 3,000 rank-and-file union members, leaders and grassroots activists from across the US...
by admin | May 10, 2018 | April 2018 Dispatcher, Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs
America’s animal care industry was once dominated by independent veterinarians and support staff. Now the vet industry is being transformed by powerful corporations and Wall Street investors – posing new challenges for both workers and pet owners. Making history On...
by admin | May 10, 2018 | April 2018 Dispatcher, Featured
A delegation of 20 ILWU members traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, where they spent several days honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was assassinated 50 years ago during a bitter strike by sanitation workers on April 4, 1968. The three-day event...
