by admin | Jun 20, 2013 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, June 2013 Dispatcher
Thirty workers at Pacific Tugboat Service (PTS) are now members of the ILWU’s Marine Division, the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU). On May 30th, the company agreed to recognize the union following a successful organizing effort by PTS workers that was coordinated by IBU...
by admin | May 25, 2013 | Fighting for Good Jobs, May 2013 Dispatcher
ILWU International Vice President Ray Familathe along with Local 13 President Chris Viramontes, Local 63 President Mike Podue, Local 94 President Danny Miranda and IBU Regional Director John Skow spoke at the Los Angeles Port Commission meeting on May 16 to express...
by admin | Apr 1, 2013 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, March 2013 Dispatcher
Hundreds of ILWU members and supporters marched and rallied in Vancouver, Washington, on March 8 to protest the lockout of ILWU Local 4 workers at the port’s grain export terminal operated by Mitsui-United Grain. The Japanese-owned company initiated the illegal...
by admin | Jan 30, 2013 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, January 2013 Dispatcher
It was early in the afternoon of December 29, 2012 at the Pacific Beach Hotel – site of countless rallies and demonstrations led by Local 142. But on this day, instead of chants and slogans there were cheers, hugs, and high-fives. After more than 10 years of struggle,...
by admin | Jan 2, 2013 | December 2012, Fighting for Good Jobs
Twenty-five Security Officers employed by the Port of Portland reached tentative agreement for a new four-year contract on November 24, thanks to good planning and solidarity support from other ILWU members. The new agreement that expires in June, 2015, was ratified...
