by admin | Jul 15, 2014 | In the News
by CAL WINSLOW on July 3, 2014 July 5, 2014 marks the 80th anniversary of “Bloody Thursday”, July 5, 1934, a day that shook San Francisco. The events that day inflamed the working people of San Francisco and the Bay Area. They made the great General Strike of 1934...
by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | In the News
SAN FRANCISCO (July 11, 2014) – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) today issued the following statement: The parties have resumed negotiations following a three-day break during which the ILWU was engaged...
by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | In the News
Ads by Masters, Mates & Pilots and the Inlandboatmen’s Union ‘allege safety, environmental risks brought on by lockout by grain companies,’ reports the Columbian: “Two maritime unions said Monday they’ve launched a radio ad campaign to focus attention on...
by admin | Jul 8, 2014 | In the News
SAN FRANCISCO (July 7, 2014) – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) today issued the following statement: The parties have agreed to take a 72-hour break from negotiations on a new coast-wide contract while...
by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | In the News
SAN FRANCISCO (July 1, 2014) – Negotiations for a new labor contract covering nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports will continue to move forward as the existing, six-year coast-wide labor agreement expires today at 5 p.m. PST. While there will be no...
by admin | Jun 2, 2014 | In the News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2014 CONTACT: Jennifer Sargent, 503-703-2933 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 1, 2014) An Administrative Law Judge for the National Labor Relations Board issued a preliminary decision and recommended order on May 30, 2014 that for the period of...
