by admin | Mar 4, 2011 | Solidarity
A dockers’ union in an Egyptian port has won recognition from global terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT). The deal was won in the aftermath of the death of a crane driver and following two days of strike action. Workers at the Suez Canal Container Terminal,...
by admin | Mar 1, 2011 | March 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Hundreds of students, pensioners, workers and allies visited dozens of Rite Aid stores around Valentine’s Day to talk with store managers about the problems many Rite Aid workers are having with the company. Rite Aid is trying to impose significant health insurance...
by admin | Feb 24, 2011 | Featured, Solidarity
61 workers from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, including 10 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), arrived at the Wisconsin Capitol Building in Madison in a show of solidarity from 850,000 union workers in LA County. The video...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Over 250 student activists from dozens of college campuses across the country converged at the Ohio State University in Columbus for their annual conference in early February. The United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) invited ILWU Vice President Ray Familathe to...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Representatives of the ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions) North America region met in San Francisco, CA on January 26-27th. In June 2010, at the ICEM North America region meeting, ILWU International Secretary...
by admin | Feb 18, 2011 | Solidarity
Tens of thousands of students, parents, teachers, nurses and other community members continue to take a stand for the fundamental collective bargaining rights of workers. That right is currently under attack by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who is pushing...
