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ILWU Statement of Policy Opposing Anti-Worker Artificial Intelligence and Automation Technologies

ILWU Statement of Policy Opposing Anti-Worker Artificial Intelligence and Automation Technologies

by Roy San Filippo | Aug 19, 2025 | Featured, From the Titled Officers

Featured From the Titled Officers ILWU Statement of Policy Opposing Anti-Worker Artificial Intelligence and Automation Technologies The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) strongly opposes the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation...
“Heat & Hammer” Wins  historic first contract at Wallenius in Tacoma

“Heat & Hammer” Wins historic first contract at Wallenius in Tacoma

by Roy San Filippo | Jul 18, 2025 | Featured, Organizing

Featured Organizing “Heat & Hammer” Wins historic first contract at Wallenius in Tacoma Local 23 welcomes 150 new workers; here’s how we won After ten months of bargaining and holding strong against an aggressive union busting campaign, 150 workers at the...
African-American longshore leader Len Greer  helped build the ILWU’s culture of solidarity

African-American longshore leader Len Greer helped build the ILWU’s culture of solidarity

by Roy San Filippo | Jul 16, 2025 | Featured

Featured African-American longshore leader Len Greer helped build the ILWU’s culture of solidarity The ILWU was founded in 1937, but its roots lie in the West Coast waterfront strike of 1934. That strike forever changed labor relations on the docks and planted the...
Call to Action: Stop the AI provision in the Reconciliation bill

Call to Action: Stop the AI provision in the Reconciliation bill

by Roy San Filippo | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured

Featured Call to Action: Stop the AI provision in the Reconciliation bill URGENT: Call to Action: As soon as tomorrow, the Senate will be finalizing their Senate Reconciliation bill with an extremely dangerous provision that would ban states from regulating AI and...
It’s about policies, not political parties or politicians

It’s about policies, not political parties or politicians

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...
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