by Roy San Filippo | Nov 17, 2023 | Featured
Featured ILWU Statement on President Biden’s Global Labor Directive November 17, 2023 (San Francisco, CA) –The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) applauds President Joe Biden’s announcement of the Presidential Memorandum on Advancing Worker...
by Roy San Filippo | Oct 16, 2023 | Featured
Powell’s Bookstore workers send message with “No Labor” Day strikeOctober 16, 2023 12:36 pm On Labor Day, September 4, more than 300 workers at Powell’s Books represented by Local 5 in Portland, OR went on a one-day “unfair labor practices” strike (ULP) at...
by Roy San Filippo | Aug 24, 2023 | Featured
Featured Coast Longshore Division Caucus unanimously votes to send tentative agreement to membership After four days of discussion and debate, the Coast Longshore Division’s Contract Caucus voted unanimously on July 21 to send the tentative agreement (TA) on a new...
by Roy San Filippo | Aug 24, 2023 | Events, Featured
Events Featured Local 23 celebrates Women in Maritime On June 25, Local 23 hosted a Celebration of Women in Maritime at the Foss Waterway Seaport. Hundreds of Local 23 members, their families, folks from nearby locals, and other members of the maritime community,...
by Roy San Filippo | Aug 24, 2023 | Featured
Featured Executive Board, ILWU Locals, respond to wildfires on Maui As the impact of the devastating fires in Maui became known, the ILWU Executive Board, local unions, and rank-and-file members responded immediately to assist to our ILWU family and other workers in...
by Roy San Filippo | Aug 24, 2023 | Featured
Featured ILWU secures jurisdiction in Humboldt Bay offshore wind project On August 10, the Humboldt Bay Harbor District approved a project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of an offshore wind terminal at the Port of Humboldt Bay that also secures the ILWU’s...