by admin | Jan 30, 2013 | January 2013 Dispatcher, Solidarity
I recently went on a trip to Panama. Before leaving I remembered the Panama Canal Pilots had affiliated with the ILWU. Through friends at the longshore caucus, I made contact with ILWU Vice President Ray Familathe, who was able to get me in contact with a few of the...
by admin | Jan 30, 2013 | January 2013 Dispatcher
Local union officials have announced a membership ratification vote has been scheduled on Wednesday, February 6th for the tentative agreement reached following the 8-day strike that ended on December 4, 2012. The Dispatcher will report on the results in the next...
by admin | Jan 30, 2013 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, January 2013 Dispatcher
It was early in the afternoon of December 29, 2012 at the Pacific Beach Hotel – site of countless rallies and demonstrations led by Local 142. But on this day, instead of chants and slogans there were cheers, hugs, and high-fives. After more than 10 years of struggle,...
by admin | Jan 28, 2013 | January 2013 Dispatcher
Local 19 issued a press release in January, affirming their opposition to a new sports stadium being proposed for Seattle’s South of Downtown neighborhood (SoDo). Local 19 isn’t opposed to a new stadium in some other location, but the membership voted against a...
by admin | Jan 10, 2013 | Featured, January 2013 Dispatcher
ILWU members along the Coast banded together to make possible a happy holiday season for thousands of families that are still struggling in an economy that has failed to fully recover from the recent recession. Members, pensioners and auxiliary clubs partnered with...
