by admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Featured
More than 20 years ago, The Dispatcher warned that an experiment imposed by a bloody dictatorship would fail. We were right, and the Chilean people are angry. Editor’s note: The following article looks at Chile’s disastrous experiment with privatizing their...
by admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Featured
A large group of clients, community leaders, pet owners and union members came out on April 12 to show their support for a successful organizing effort by nearly 100 workers at the Bay Area’s largest animal hospital. The event took place on the sidewalk in front of...
by admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
When I arrived for my first meeting of the Tiki Tenants Organizing Committee in Tacoma this past April, a group of 50 people were already gathering in the outdoor courtyard and sitting in a circle of mismatched chairs. I didn’t see anyone I knew, but was quickly...
by admin | Aug 7, 2018 | Featured
Ship’s parted line snaps back in Longview, ending two lives and impacting many more At the peak of summer on the Columbia River, a ship’s mooring line snapped without warning in the middle of the night, killing two men on the job and injuring two others. Our brothers...
by admin | Jul 10, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
The ILWU’s 37th Convention met in Portland, Oregon on June 4-8. A total of 349 delegates and 40 fraternal delegates attended, along with up to 100 observers who witnessed the triannual meeting. The ILWU convention is the union’s highest decision-making body that meets...
