by admin | Jan 4, 2013 | December 2012, Featured, Helping Our Community
Keith Madding, a member of the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU), the ILWU’s Marine Division, rescued a man who was struggling to stay afloat in the waters outside of San Francisco Bay. Madding was working on a tugboat named “Guard” during the early morning of October 31....
by admin | Jan 4, 2013 | December 2012
Former Local 13 Vice-President Kevin Robert Schroeder passed away on November 27, 2012, at the age of 58 in San Pedro where he had been a lifelong resident and union leader. Schroeder worked for years as a commercial fisherman, but spent the majority of his working...
by admin | Jan 2, 2013 | December 2012, Fighting for Good Jobs
Twenty-five Security Officers employed by the Port of Portland reached tentative agreement for a new four-year contract on November 24, thanks to good planning and solidarity support from other ILWU members. The new agreement that expires in June, 2015, was ratified...
by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | December 2012, Featured, Solidarity
On December 1, ILWU members joined fair trade activists on the US/ Canadian border in Blaine, WA to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated by nine...
by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | December 2012, Featured, Remembering Our History
Nearly 400 ILWU members, pensioners, students, activists, and community members gathered at the University of Washington in Seattle (UW) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Harry Bridges Chair in Labor Studies. The celebration included an all-day conference on...
by admin | Dec 14, 2012 | Allies, December 2012
University of Washington Professor David Olson passed away on September 15th at the age of 71. He was the first person to hold the position of Harry Bridges Chair in Labor Studies from 1992-1994. David’s interpersonal skills, integrity, commitment to the working...
