by admin | Oct 16, 2010 | October 2010 Dispatcher, Pensioners, Political Action
The Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA), representing ILWU retirees and their spouses, held its annual convention this year in San Francisco, from September12-15. Local 10 retiree, and San Francisco Pensioners Club President, George Cobbs, hosted the event....
by admin | Oct 12, 2010 | October 2010 Dispatcher, Pensioners, Remembering Our History
On March 22, 1986 the Tacoma local held their first memorial service for the 1886 founding members as well as for pensioners, widows and actives who passed away in 1986. Dozens of old timers and actives from Tacoma and Seattle attended. Every March 22 since 1986,...
by admin | Oct 11, 2010 | October 2010 Dispatcher, Pensioners
One of the tasks I perform is keeping in touch with pensioners from other unions from here in the US and from other nations. I’ve learned not all of them have the same level of support from the active workforce that we in the Pacific Coast Pensioners Association...
by admin | Oct 10, 2010 | October 2010 Dispatcher
For the first time, the women of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) organized a conference designed to honor and inspire women to step up into union leadership. More than 100 women from the Southern California longshore and warehouse divisions of...