by admin | Aug 20, 2014 | Featured, Helping Our Community, July/August 2014 Dispatcher
A Vancouver, WA police officer is alive today thanks to the medical training and quick-thinking of ILWU Local 4 longshoreman James Bridger Jr. On June 30th Bridger was leaving his neighborhood when he saw Earlene Anderson holding a police officer in her arms as he...
by admin | May 22, 2014 | Featured, Helping Our Community, May 2014 Dispatcher
Residents of Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood woke up Saturday morning, May 3rd, to find dozens of ILWU volunteers busy cleaning their streets, hauling away trash and planting new trees and flowers. Helping those who help us The May 3rd effort was jointly organized by...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | Featured, Helping Our Community
In February, the Puget Sound District Council (PSDC) donated $1000 to public radio station KSVR-FM in Washington State’s Skagit Valley where the radio program, “We Do The Work,” is produced. The weekly half-hour show is co-hosted by Pacific Coast Pensioner President...
by admin | Feb 4, 2014 | Helping Our Community, January 2014 Dispatcher
Year after year, up and down the coast, ILWU members, pensioners and auxiliary clubs organize toy drives and donate their time and money to local charity groups who are helping to brighten the holiday for those who have fallen on tough times. Thousands of families...
by admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Helping Our Community, October 2013 Dispatcher
ILWU Locals 13, 63 and 94 joined forces once again to sponsor the 9th Annual ILWU Tri Party Golf Challenge on September 6-8. Generous contributions from individuals, combined with financial support from the ILWU International and Coast Committee, made it possible to...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Helping Our Community, September 2013 Dispatcher
ILWU Walk the Coast organizers had two goals for this year’s event: get more locals to participate and raise more money than last year. Both of those goals were achieved. Walk the Coast is an ILWU, coastwise event dedicated to three principles – to raise awareness and...
