by admin | Oct 18, 2006 | Remembering Our History
October 26, 2006 I went to the military hospital at Mare Island in Vallejo, Calif., had surgery and was put on out-patient treatment for a few months. I kept in close touch with the ILWU International office in San Francisco and took some courses in labor economics at...
by admin | May 18, 2004 | Remembering Our History
May 18, 2004 Bill Chester: ILWU Civil Rights and Community Leader, 1938-1969 ILWU Oral History Project Volume VI, Part I Introduction by Harvey Schwartz This is the first of a new three-part series featuring important leaders in the ILWU’s history. To honor Black...
by admin | May 17, 2004 | Remembering Our History
May 18, 2004 ILWU Oral History Project Part XVII Service, Strength and Solidarity Ah Quon McElrath Reviews her Remarkable Career in Hawaii Edited by Harvey Schwartz This month we feature a recent discussion with Ah Quon McElrath, an esteemed union pioneer in Hawaii...
by admin | May 2, 2004 | Remembering Our History
May 18, 2004 ILWU Oral History Project Volume VII, Part III Introduction by Harvey Schwartz This is the last of a three-part series featuring veteran longshore workers from the Pacific Northwest. Phil Lelli, the focus of this month’s oral history, was Local 23...
