by admin | Oct 18, 2018 | Featured, October 2018 Dispatcher, Pensioners
The Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA) held their 51st Annual Convention from September 16-19 in Portland, OR. A total of 154 people attended this year’s meeting including 88 PCPA delegates who tackled issues ranging from Long Term Health Care Insurance to...
by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Featured, Remembering Our History, September 2018
On August 10th at an event held at ILWU Local 19 in Seattle, Coast Committeeman Cam Williams on behalf of the Coast Committee and the Longshore Division, presented a $100,000 check to the University of Washington’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies to establish a...
by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Featured, September 2018
For many years, I’ve shared my thoughts in these President’s Columns, but this one has been the most difficult. By the time you read these words, I’ll be making two big changes in my life; preparing to step down as your President and retiring from the union that I’ve...
by admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Featured, July/August 2018 Dispatcher
More than 20 years ago, The Dispatcher warned that an experiment imposed by a bloody dictatorship would fail. We were right, and the Chilean people are angry. Editor’s note: The following article looks at Chile’s disastrous experiment with privatizing their...
by admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, July/August 2018 Dispatcher
A large group of clients, community leaders, pet owners and union members came out on April 12 to show their support for a successful organizing effort by nearly 100 workers at the Bay Area’s largest animal hospital. The event took place on the sidewalk in front of...
by admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Featured, Helping Our Community, July/August 2018 Dispatcher, Uncategorized
When I arrived for my first meeting of the Tiki Tenants Organizing Committee in Tacoma this past April, a group of 50 people were already gathering in the outdoor courtyard and sitting in a circle of mismatched chairs. I didn’t see anyone I knew, but was quickly...
