by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
ILWU’s International Executive Board met April 7-8 in San Francisco where they approved a $10,000 donation for earthquake victims in Japan. Additional contributions of $10,000 came from the ILWU Longshore Division along with a generous $15,000 contribution from...
by admin | Apr 14, 2011 | Solidarity
AFL-CIO took a strong stand against the U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement that is being aggressively pursued by the Obama administration. The trade agreement has been on hold because of the high level of assassinations . Specifically, 2,850 trade unionists have been...
by admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Solidarity
Rite Aid workers at six stores in Northeast Ohio went on strike on March 14th to protest unlawful harassment and threats against union members by management . The unfair labor practices strike is asking customers not to shop or fill prescriptions at any of the 61 Rite...
by admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Solidarity
Rite Aid workers in 35 Rite Aid stores from the Akron, Canton and Youngstown area tried to negotiate their union contract with company officials on Wednesday, April 16. The contract for these workers – separate from the 25 Cleveland area stores – expires on April 2,...
by admin | Mar 8, 2011 | Featured, March 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
ILWU members from Locals 13, 63, 26 and 94 joined a delegation of 161 workers from Southern California who traveled to Madison, Wisconsin in late February to stand in solidarity with tens of thousands of students, parents, teachers, nurses and other community members...
by admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured, Solidarity
ILWU Local 5, the union that represents Powell’s workers, is asking you to show your support for union workers. We invite everyone to join us for a shop-in at Powell’s online store on Tuesday, March 8th. Buy at least one book to show your support for union...
