by admin | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured, Solidarity
ILWU dockworkers on the West Coast will stop work for nine minutes on Tuesday morning, June 9th, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time, to honor George Floyd who was brutally murdered by four Minneapolis Police officers on May 25th. “Our union has a long history of...
by admin | Mar 27, 2020 | Featured, Solidarity
SAN PEDRO — Members of ILWU Locals 13, 63 and 94 welcomed the USNS Mercy Friday, working together to tie up the ship as it docked in the Port of Los Angeles. The Mercy was escorted by two Foss Maritime tugs crewed by members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union, the maritime...
by admin | Mar 6, 2020 | Featured, February 2020 Dispatcher, Solidarity
For the first time in over a decade, ILWU Locals marched in a show of strength at the Los Angeles Kingdom Day parade to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s parade theme was “Equality For All Humanity, Our Next Step.” The three-mile...
by admin | Apr 17, 2019 | Featured, March 2019 Dispatcher, Solidarity
On March 13, production workers at San Francisco’s Anchor Steam brewery made history by voting to join the ILWU – becoming one of the first craft breweries to go union. The margin was 31-16 but the numbers increased two days later when service workers at the Anchor...
by admin | Feb 27, 2018 | Featured, February 2018 Dispatcher, Solidarity
“Good people share and aren’t scared about letting other people have a go,” Paddy Crumlin told a room full of International delegates in London this November. Crumlin is President of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), and he welcomed dozens of youth...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | Featured, Solidarity, Uncategorized
When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, it left millions of Americans on the island without access to clean water, food and electricity. After hearing news reports of the devastation and humanitarian crisis – and slow response by FEMA to provide...
