The website for the ILWU’s 35th convention has launched. Click here to visit the website to find out more information about that have been planned by the Southern California host committee. Visit the website at http://www.ilwuconvention.com
Rio Tinto executives hoped to score points at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in London on April 19 by boasting that the global mining giant will supply the gold, silver and bronze used in Olympic medals at the London Summer Games. Instead, shareholders heard a delegation of locked-out workers from the aluminum smelter in Québec
In the January 2012 issue of the Dispatcher, we reported that EGT had signed a contract with ILWU Local 21, ending a bitter and hard fought labor dispute, but that many legal issues remained unresolved.
The 292 New Zealand dockworkers who were illegally fired by the Ports of Auckland in the beginning of March scored an important legal victory on March 21st when their employer agreed to withdraw the termination order. The port was forced to reverse course because they feared that New Zealand’s Employment Court would not allow the
As the Dispatcher goes to press, a dramatic escalation is occurring at the Ports of Auckland in New Zealand where 292 striking dockworkers have been notified that they are “redundant” and will be terminated, according to a letter from the private employer who operates the nation’s largest public port. The March 7 letter from
British Columbia, Canada – ILWU Local 502 has embarked upon their 2nd annual Children’s Hospital fundraiser. In just a few weeks they raised $15,000 and are well on their way to beat last year’s total of $20,502. A challenge has been issued to all groups and Unions to meet or beat their total for this
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The people who sort our recyclables have dangerous — and sometimes disgusting — jobs. And they’re about to get worse
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Like the ILA, ILWU in its own fight over automation and technology
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Domingo and Viernes are the first Filipino-Americans to be added to monument honoring those who fought Marcos regime
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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.
Like the ILA, ILWU in its own fight over automation and technology
The website for the ILWU’s 35th convention has launched. Click here to visit the website to find out more information about that have been planned by the Southern California host committee. Visit the website at http://www.ilwuconvention.com
British Columbia, Canada – ILWU Local 502 has embarked upon their 2nd annual Children’s Hospital fundraiser. In just a few weeks they raised $15,000 and are well on their way to beat last year’s total of $20,502. A challenge has been issued to all groups and Unions to meet or beat their total for this
The people who sort our recyclables have dangerous — and sometimes disgusting — jobs. And they’re about to get worse
Rio Tinto executives hoped to score points at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in London on April 19 by boasting that the global mining giant will supply the gold, silver and bronze used in Olympic medals at the London Summer Games. Instead, shareholders heard a delegation of locked-out workers from the aluminum smelter in Québec
By early April, union dockworkers were back on the job at the Port of Auckland, following an employer lockout that ended with an order by New Zealand’s Employment Court and a massive show of international solidarity that included help from the ILWU. “Many members of Congress understand how problems in New Zealand can quickly impact
Most recycling workers at Waste Management Davis Street facility in the East Bay are being paid a paltry $12.67 an hour or less. It’s less than the Local 6 members need to support their families. On top of the low wages, they had to deal with a dangerous rat infestation that plagued their workplace until
In the January 2012 issue of the Dispatcher, we reported that EGT had signed a contract with ILWU Local 21, ending a bitter and hard fought labor dispute, but that many legal issues remained unresolved.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) scored two victories today in its lawsuit against Cowlitz County, the City of Longview and their top law enforcement officials
