by admin | Feb 8, 2017 | Featured, March 2017 Dispatcher, Uncategorized
ILWU members in Los Angeles, Seattle, and the Bay Area honored Martin Luther King Day by marching, protesting and meeting to promote social justice. MLK breakfast in LA “We can honor Dr. King’s legacy by continuing his struggle for justice, especially for the poor and...
by admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Events, Member Education
The ILWU will be holding a Leadership Education and Development Institute (LEAD VII) in Seattle, Washington, May 7-11, 2017. The theme of this year’s training will be: Internal Unity and Mobilization: the ILWU in Action. “Our union and its membership demands...
by admin | Jan 13, 2017 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, January 2017
As the Dispatcher was going to press in Late December, tugboat crews at Foss Maritime Long Beach were trying to renew a contract that expired six months ago on June 30, 2016. “It’s not unusual for negotiations to continue after a contract expires, but the refusal by...
by admin | Jan 13, 2017 | Featured, Helping Our Community, January 2017
Members of ILWU Canada are continuing to help other workers – and themselves – by fighting to save good jobs in the maritime industry through an ongoing series of protests and public actions. Another “free trade” deal Last November, they joined a coalition that...
by admin | Jan 12, 2017 | Featured, January 2017, Solidarity
On December 6, the ILWU International Executive Board voted unanimously to adopt a statement of policy opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The controversial project is opposed by Native Americans across the continent because it threatens Native lands and...
