by admin | Feb 21, 2012 | Featured, January 2012 Dispatcher
Students at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, who stood with ILWU in the fight with Rite Aid, helped food service workers in the Dominican Republic who are fighting to win union recognition from food-service giant Sodexo. ILWU Local 19 members joined the...
by admin | Feb 19, 2012 | January 2012 Dispatcher, Pensioners
Jean Stanek retired at the beginning of the year, making her the first woman pensioner from ILWU Local 4. The Vancouver, WA native joined the local in 1988 at the urging of other Local 4 members who knew her from her waitressing job. “I was born and raised in...