by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Helping Our Community, October 2011 Dispatcher
The problem of air pollution around the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach generated a standing-room-only crowd at a community forum that was held in Paramount on October 6. ILWU Coast Safety Committee Chair Tim Podue and Local 13 volunteer Donovan Russell attended...
by admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Helping Our Community, September 2011 Dispatcher
Local 23 was honored by the City of Tacoma with the 2011 “City of Destiny” award. The members of Local 23 have long been active in a variety of projects to help make Tacoma a better place. Members and pensioners have been active every month since 1984 at St. Leo’s...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Helping Our Community, July/August 2011 Dispatcher
ILWU local 502 finally ended their fundraising drive for the Vancouver Children’s Hospital. Their grand total was $20,502. This successful drive was beyond expectation and was followed by a live presentation on TV in front of millions of viewers during prime time and...
by admin | Jun 16, 2011 | Featured, Helping Our Community, June 2011 Dispatcher
Within three years, container ships coming to California ports will be required to radically reduce emissions by turning-off dirty diesel power generators and plugging into electric shore power. The Port of Los Angeles led the way with this technology a decade ago,...
by admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Helping Our Community, June 2011 Dispatcher
Surrey, British Columbia – ILWU local 502 started raising funds for the Vancouver Children’s Hospital three months ago with a goal to at least raise $10,000. The goal was easily met. The response from everyone in the local was so overwhelming that a new target was set...
by admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Helping Our Community
ILWU local 502 raised over $2600 for the food bank during the Christmas holidays. Now they have taken up a much larger project. They are attempting to raise $10,000 for the Children’s Hospital. In just one week of collections the members have donated over $3,000. ...
