by admin | Nov 16, 2010 | November 2010 Dispatcher, Political Action
Former ILWU International President, David Arian, was appointed to the LA Harbor Commission on September 27th by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Arian will fill the vacancy created when former International Vice President Joe Radisich stepped down earlier in September. In...
by admin | Nov 15, 2010 | Featured, November 2010 Dispatcher, Political Action
A potentially devastating piece of legislation that could lower wages for longshore workers was introduced in Congress shortly before the election recess. The legislation, co-authored by Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and...
by admin | Nov 14, 2010 | November 2010 Dispatcher
Benefits specialist, John M. Castanho, answers some of the most commonly asked questions about our health and pension benefits: When a person begins working as a Longshoreman, at what point do they qualify for health benefits? Per the 2008 Memorandum of Understanding,...
by admin | Nov 2, 2010 | Auxilary, November 2010 Dispatcher
The ILWU Federated Executive Board’s biennial meeting convened on October 23rd and 24th at the Airport Hilton in Oakland, CA. Personally or by proxy documentation, representatives from British Columbia, Northern California, Oregon, Southern California and Washington...
