by admin | Sep 28, 2012 | September 2012 Dispatcher
Six of the country’s leading maritime labor organizations, American Radio Association, Inlandboatmen’s Union, International Longshoremen’s Association, International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, and International...
by admin | Sep 28, 2012 | Featured, Helping Our Community, September 2012 Dispatcher
The first few moments of the ILWU Walk the Coast event on August 11 caused some apprehension for Local 13 longshoreman Dan Imbagliazzo. More than a year of preparation for the first annual coastwise charity event was about to unfold in the Berth 54/55 waterfront...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
At their annual conference this May, the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association honored the ILWU’s past and present struggles by presenting two awards to ILWU affiliates. During the organization’s well-attended conference awards banquet on May 19th, PNLHA...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Featured, July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher
A final contract deal was reached in the early morning hours of July 18 for 42 Golden Gate Ferry District workers who belong to the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU), the ILWU’s Marine Division. General terms for the agreement were won two months ago when a coalition of 14...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher
A large group of ILWU members and allies held a spirited protest outside the offices of “Clean Harbors Los Angeles” on Friday, July 20 to warn the public about the company’s questionable environmental and safety record. Local newspapers and television covered the...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Solidarity
ILWU members joined other unions and community groups on July 2 to protest the latest “free trade” agreement that’s being quietly negotiated between the US government, Pacific Rim countries and corporate lobbyists. The “Trans-Pacific Partnership,” or TPP, is similar...
