by admin | Oct 30, 2010 | Featured, October 2010 Dispatcher, Pensioners, Political Action
The fight to save Social Security was a central theme at the annual ILWU pensioners’ convention, held this year in San Francisco. The convention delegates heard from experts and ILWU officials about the planned assault on the program and after the November elections,...
by admin | Oct 30, 2010 | August 2010 Dispatcher, Helping Our Community, Political Action
ILWU members from Southern California joined a caravan of more than 500 union members who traveled by bus from Los Angeles to Phoenix on July 29th where they marched and rallied against Arizona’s new immigration law – and learned about a new anti-union ballot measure...
by admin | Oct 16, 2010 | October 2010 Dispatcher, Pensioners, Political Action
The Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA), representing ILWU retirees and their spouses, held its annual convention this year in San Francisco, from September12-15. Local 10 retiree, and San Francisco Pensioners Club President, George Cobbs, hosted the event....
by admin | Jun 25, 2010 | Allies, Helping Our Community, June 2010 Dispatcher, Political Action
The ILWU is challenging Arizona’s controversial new immigration law that empowers police to detain anyone they suspect of being in the country without authorization. The law also gives police the right to demand proof of legal residency and creates a new crime for...
