by admin | Aug 15, 2019 | Featured
By late 2018, the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific had been bargaining for 2 years to secure a contract for 400 workers at the Alaska Marine Highway System. The IBU represents the largest group of employees among several unions that represent public ferry system...
by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Featured
ILWU International President Willie Adams traveled to Australia meet with wharfies at DP World in a strong show of international solidarity for the Maritime Union of Australia’s fight against outsourcing, automation, and threats of job cuts. “Actions speak...
by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
The assault on American workers by employers, government and the courts has increased recently, making it more difficult to organize and negotiate contracts, At the same time, sympathy toward unions from the general public has also increased – along with growing...
by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | Featured
Thanks to the ILWU, I’ve been able to pursue my passion as a jazz musician with performances in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. Learning from jazz giants My love for music – especially jazz – began at a young age. My Dad was a Local 34 Ship’s Clerk...
by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | Featured
One hundred years ago, a remarkable young man graduated from Rutgers University in the spring of 1919. At the time, Paul Leroy Robeson was only the third African-American allowed to enroll in the New Jersey campus during its 150-year existence. Robeson entered with an...