by admin | Jun 21, 2013 | June 2013 Dispatcher, Political Action
The Longshore Division Coast Committee, ILWU International officers, and Longshore Legislative Action Committee members and Pensioners gathered on May 20-24 for the union’s 2013 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. The goal was to convey the concerns of Longshore...
by admin | Jun 20, 2013 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, June 2013 Dispatcher
Thirty workers at Pacific Tugboat Service (PTS) are now members of the ILWU’s Marine Division, the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU). On May 30th, the company agreed to recognize the union following a successful organizing effort by PTS workers that was coordinated by IBU...
by admin | May 28, 2013 | Featured, May 2013 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Longshore workers in Oregon and Washington are continuing their round-the-clock fight for a fair contract at grain terminals owned by some of the world’s largest grain corporations nearly a year after negotiations began last August. ILWU workers have exported a...
by admin | May 28, 2013 | Featured, May 2013 Dispatcher, Solidarity
On April 18, the ILWU Coast Longshore Caucus approved a solidarity contribution and delegation visit to support a historic strike by dockworkers for better pay and working conditions at the Port of Hong Kong. Up to 450 workers were involved in the job action, making...
by admin | May 28, 2013 | Featured, May 2013 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History, Uncategorized
Several hundred ILWU members, families, Pensioners, Federated Auxiliary, community supporters and elected officials gathered in Southern California’s harbor area on May 15 to participate in two “First Blood” events honoring the first workers killed during the 1934...
by admin | May 25, 2013 | Fighting for Good Jobs, May 2013 Dispatcher
ILWU International Vice President Ray Familathe along with Local 13 President Chris Viramontes, Local 63 President Mike Podue, Local 94 President Danny Miranda and IBU Regional Director John Skow spoke at the Los Angeles Port Commission meeting on May 16 to express...
