by admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
PORTLAND, OR (July 19, 2012) — Yesterday’s decision by a Federal District Court in Portland confirms that longshoremen are being unfairly blamed for PMA member carriers leaving the Port of Portland in recent weeks, when the real offender is Philippines-based PMA...
by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs, Uncategorized
Los Angeles – Community and labor groups will conduct a protest in front of a troubled firm known as “Clean Harbors Los Angeles” on Friday, July 20 at 10 AM at 18025 South Broadway in Gardena, California. Clean Harbors has been the subject of complaints by the...
by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Surrey, British Columbia – ILWU Local 502 raised $31,502 for the Children’s Hospital and presented the cheque on the annual Telethon in front of millions of viewers on live TV. The number of contributors and the donation amounts keep increasing as several members...
by admin | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Garry Parsloe, President of the Maritime Union of New Zealand issued the following letter to supporters around the world, updating them on the status contract negotiations with the Ports of Auckland. Dear Supporter: It has been awhile since we contacted you but...
by admin | Apr 25, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs, Uncategorized
Victoria Leon and Sergio Gonzalez have seen some nasty things at their work. The married couple from Oakland has been employed for the past five years at Waste Management’s Davis Street Transfer Station in San Leandro, where they sift through the stuff that East...
by admin | Apr 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
ILWU Local 21 Vice President (in black sweatshirt), attempting to facilitate a peaceful orderly arrest outside the Cowlitz County Hall of Justice at 2 PM on Friday, September 16. The sheriff, Mark Nelson, ignored the offer, instead sending four law enforcement...
