by admin | Nov 13, 2014 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, October 2014, Uncategorized
During the final days of October, two groups of Northern California recycling workers decided that they would no longer tolerate indignities and discrimination from their employers. One group voted overwhelmingly to join the ILWU. Another group – already members of...
by admin | Oct 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
A strike by 130 recycling workers will hit Waste Management’s East Bay facilities in Oakland and San Leandro beginning at 4am on Friday morning, October 24. Workers and community supporters will march in picket lines at the company’s headquarters at 172 98th Avenue...
by admin | Sep 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thousands of workers marched in the 35th Annual Labor Day Parade in Wilmington, CA on September 1st. CBS-LA was at the event and broadcast the following report on the parade. It includes an interview with Local 13 President Bobby Olvera, Jr. From the CBSLA website:...
by admin | Aug 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Too often, the zero waste workers in our community get zero respect. Check out this great video of Alejandra Leon – recycling sorter at Waste Management and worker leader of ILWU Local 6 – Sustainable Recycling • Justicia Para Recicladores campaign speaking at...
by admin | Jul 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
SAN FRANCISCO (July 18, 2014) – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) today issued the following statement: After several days of ongoing talks, both parties will break from negotiations next Monday and...
by admin | Mar 5, 2014 | Featured, Solidarity, Uncategorized
PORTLAND, OR (MARCH 4, 2014) – On March 4, Central American port workers from the labor union Sindicato Gremial de Trabajadores del Muelle (SGTM) from Puerto Cortés in Honduras established a picket line in front of ICTSI’s Oregon’soperation at Terminal 6 in...
