by admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Featured, Solidarity, Uncategorized
October 5, 2011 Dear Sisters and Brothers, On behalf of 40,000 members in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), I want to thank you for organizing your “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City which is inspiring millions of Americans. Most of us...
by admin | Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Jeff Johnson Last Thursday, Sept. 29, on a beautiful fall evening in the park in front of Longview’s Monticello Hotel, 800 to 1,000 community and labor supporters raised their voices in support of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21. Community...
by admin | Sep 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
This afternoon, a Federal District Court in Tacoma, WA heard oral arguments in EGT’s lawsuit against the Port of Longview regarding the company’s obligations under its lease agreement with the Port. Port counsel vigorously argued that the EGT lease requires EGT to...
by admin | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
by James Parks, Sep 27, 2011 Two years after being granted tax subsidies in exchange for creating family-supporting jobs, management at Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Berkeley, Calif., steadfastly refuses to keep its commitment. Instead, it wants to outsource work done by...
by admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Featured, Uncategorized
Members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) staged a solidartity rally in support of ILWU Local 21 members at the Townsville Port in front of a ship owned by STX Pan Ocean, part owner of EGT. From the MUA website: The Townsville community today rallied in support...
by admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday’s overwhelming vote signals a looming crisis if Bayer refuses to address job retention concerns after taking tax subsidies BERKELEY, CA Workers at Bayer’s pharmaceutical plant in Berkeley cast ballots yesterday in an election that sent the company a...
