by admin | Jul 30, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Honoring the fallen: The Local 10 Drill Team stands at attention behind the ceremonial coffins representing Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise who were murdered by police on July 5, 1934 during the waterfront strike.Up and down the West Coast, ILWU members and...
by admin | Jul 21, 2012 | Featured, July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher
Shovels broke ground on Friday, July 13 for a new dispatch hall that was first proposed almost 20 years ago to serve Local 13 members in Wilmington. The new building will be a first-class facility with 32,000 square-feet and a host of modern features. “This new hall...
by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | June 2012 Dispatcher
Local 10 members, pensioners, friends and family gathered for an honorary lunch on June 20th to celebrate the 89th birthday of ILWU icon Cleophus Williams. International Secretary Treasurer Willie Adams presented a plaque to Williams, praising him as “A renaissance...
by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | Featured, June 2012 Dispatcher
Below is a list of the Programs and Policies passed by the ILWU’s 35th Convention held near San Diego, CA from June 4-8. Click on the links to download the full text of the resolutions (PDF). Resolution # C-1: CONVENTION LOCATIONS Resolution # C-2: IEB...
by admin | Jul 11, 2012 | June 2012 Dispatcher, Pensioners
Board members of the Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA) met in San Diego on Sunday, June 10, following the ILWU convention. The first order of business tackled by the board was to issue a charter for the newly-formed San Diego Pensioners group. “It’s always a...
by admin | Jul 11, 2012 | Featured, March 2012 Dipatcher
Following the ILWU International Convention, the union’s Longshore Division convened a Caucus attended by delegates elected from Longshore, Clerk and Foremen Locals on June 11-15 at the Del Coronado Hotel near San Diego. The 88 Caucus delegates debated important...
