by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher
Dear Editor, I’ve been watching the situation in Wisconsin where thousands of working class families and union members are protesting in the capitol and marching on the streets against Governor Walker. Seeing this made me wonder how an anti-union Governor could...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
ILWU’s International Executive Board met April 7-8 in San Francisco where they approved a $10,000 donation for earthquake victims in Japan. Additional contributions of $10,000 came from the ILWU Longshore Division along with a generous $15,000 contribution from...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Featured
Washington State Ferry workers have been getting a taste of Wisconsin-style anti-union attacks this year because some politicians in the Evergreen state have been scapegoating ferry workers as lazy, overpaid union members. Most ferry workers belong to the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Featured
ILWU members joined workers across the country at rallies this spring to challenge politicians in Wisconsin and other states where working families and union members are under attack. Plans for the “We Are One” nationwide solidarity actions were hatched at a February...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Featured, Pensioners, Political Action
During the week of March 13, ILWU members from the longshore division, Local 142, Hawaii Longshore Division, Alaska Longshore Division, IBU, and pensioners gathered in Washington, D.C. to fight for issues of importance to ILWU members and all American workers. The...
