by admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Featured, Take Action
Elections have serious consequences for ILWU members and their families – especially for ILWU longshore workers who recently found themselves being targeted by Republican members in Congress. Here’s how it happened. In 2014, Republicans took over the United States...
by admin | Mar 16, 2012 | Take Action
Dexter Cato a member of ILWU Local 91 and a life-long resident of San Francisco’s Bayview Hunter’s Point, with the help of scores of community supporters including ILWU members, retook his home that had been foreclosed on by Wells Fargo in 2010. Cato and his family...
by admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, June 2011 Dispatcher, Take Action
A powerful show of solidarity from ILWU locals up and down the West Coast brought together 1,200 union members and allies who came to Portland for an important rally on June 3rd. The rally was called to protest a massive new grainhandling facility being built on the...
by admin | Jun 12, 2011 | Featured, June 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity, Take Action
In 2009, ILWU members and Teamsters joined the Dutch dockers union at a demonstration outside of the Transamerica tower in San Francisco’s financial district. The Dutch dockers’ union, known as FNV Bondgenoten, was demanding the return of pension money from the giant...
by admin | May 26, 2011 | Fighting for Good Jobs, Take Action
Friday, June 3, 11:30am – 1:00pm Meet on sidewalk near Salmon Street Springs Fountain SW Salmon St. and SW Naito Parkway, Portland, OR Join ILWU Local 21 and their supporters from across Oregon, Washington and California as we deliver the “Respect the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Featured, Take Action
An article by Mark Ames and labor reporter Mike Elk in the The Nation magazine has revealed that Koch Industries sent a letter to most of its 50,000 employees on the eve of the November elections, advising them on whom to vote for and warning them of the dire...
