by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | January 2018 Dispatcher
In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) that legalized the right of workers to form unions, negotiate contracts and conduct job actions. It also recognized the importance of “union shops” where all workers shared the cost...
by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Featured, January 2018 Dispatcher
The better pay, benefits and rights on the job that ILWU members and other union workers have enjoyed for decades are being challenged this year by a clever plan to weaken unions, called “right to work.” Supreme Court’s “Janus” case The U.S. Supreme Court recently...
by admin | Dec 28, 2017 | December 2017 Dispatcher
Lou Loveridge was an active participant and shaper of history during his ninety years that included a deep commitment to the ILWU and lifelong devotion to trade unionism that ended peacefully on November 16, 2017. He was born on November 13, 1923 in the tiny community...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | December 2017 Dispatcher, Featured, Helping Our Community
Each year, volunteers from different West Coast regions gather and receive a “thank you” for donating their time and effort to help fellow union members who are struggling to be free from alcohol and drug abuse. The volunteers all participate in the Alcoholism and...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | December 2017 Dispatcher, Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs
More than 300 ILWU members from ports up and down the West Coast led a spirited march through a chilly Northwest rain on November 8 to make their voices loud and clear at the gate of Kalama Export Company (KEX). They shouted their demand in unison: What do we want?...
by admin | Nov 17, 2017 | Featured, November 2017 Dispatcher
ILWU Canada held its third biennial Young Workers Convention at the Maritime Labour Center in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 27-29. The theme for this year’s conference was “Internationalism: Solidarity Beyond Borders.” Internationalism and solidarity were...
