by admin | Oct 23, 2013 | September 2013 Dispatcher
The death threats against longhsore union leader Victor Crespo started soon after he began organizing workers at Puerto Cortez in Honduras where International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) was awarded a lucrative 30-year contract last February to...
by admin | Sep 11, 2013 | Featured, September 2013 Dispatcher
In late August, I sent a letter to President Richard Trumka that explained why we were discontinuing our membership in the national AFL-CIO. I encourage you to read my letter so you can understand why I made this difficult decision. We took this action after...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Helping Our Community, September 2013 Dispatcher
ILWU Walk the Coast organizers had two goals for this year’s event: get more locals to participate and raise more money than last year. Both of those goals were achieved. Walk the Coast is an ILWU, coastwise event dedicated to three principles – to raise awareness and...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, September 2013 Dispatcher
Over 200 Oakland recycling workers staged a powerful show of unity and action by striking on Tuesday, July 30. Employees from the City’s two recycling contractors – Waste Management and California Waste Solutions (CWS) – walked off their jobs midway through the...
