by admin | May 13, 2025 | Events
Brothers, Sisters, and Fellow Workers: We are pleased to announce that ILWU Canada is holding their Sixth Biennial Young Workers Conference September 10-12, 2025, in Vancouver, BC. As they have done in the past, they have graciously opened participation to ILWU...
by Roy San Filippo | May 13, 2025 | Featured, From the Titled Officers
It’s about policies, not political parties or politiciansMay 13, 2025 12:03 pm President’s message: Bobby Olvera, Jr. International President Sisters, Brothers, and Fellow Workers, After the November presidential election, the Dispatcher wrote: “With Republican...
by Roy San Filippo | May 13, 2025 | Featured
Featured LEAD Institute trains next generation of ILWU leaders in Tacoma The ILWU held its Leadership, Education, and Development (LEAD) Institute from April 13-18 in Tacoma, Washington. LEAD is a key component of the ILWU’s education program and is held every three...
by Roy San Filippo | May 2, 2025 | Events
Events 2025 Women’s Conference Registration The Third ILWU Women’s ConferenceMaui, HI September 27-29, 2025. The theme of this year’s conference is Strength, Self-Care, and Sisterhood. We will be covering issues such as gender equity, developing and mentoring...
by Roy San Filippo | Apr 28, 2025 | Featured, From the Titled Officers
Featured From the Titled Officers Statement of Policy in Support of the Rights of all Workers to Collectively Bargain The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reaffirms its position that all working people must have the right to unionize and collectively...
by Roy San Filippo | Apr 28, 2025 | Featured
Featured ILWU Statement of Policy Opposing Tariffs The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) unequivocally condemns the recent tariffs that the Trump administration has imposed. Tariffs are taxes. These and other reckless, shortsighted policies have begun...
by Roy San Filippo | Apr 2, 2025 | In the News
In the News Trump Administration strips TSA workers of right to collectively bargain The Department of Homeland Security unilaterally terminated the collective bargaining agreement that covers 47,000 TSA workers who provide aviation security at more than 400 U.S....
by Roy San Filippo | Apr 2, 2025 | Remembering Our History
Remembering Our History Kevin Castle, first woman crane operator in the Port of Seattle In 1980, the Seattle waterfront was forever changed with the registration of twelve women into Local 19. They were the first ever recorded women to work in longshore in the 100-...
by Roy San Filippo | Apr 2, 2025 | In the News
In the News ‘A president is not a king’: Federal court reinstates NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox Strongly worded ruling calls her firing blatantly illegal In a 36-page order, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the firing of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor...
by Roy San Filippo | Apr 2, 2025 | Featured
Featured Local 9 security workers at SeaTac reach new four-year agreement With support and solidarity from Local 19, ILWU airport workers win solid wage gains Security workers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, represented by Local 9, reached a new four-year...
