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The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association Honors ILWU Local 21 and historian Ron Magden

The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association Honors ILWU Local 21 and historian Ron Magden

by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

At their annual conference this May, the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association honored the ILWU’s past and present struggles by presenting two awards to ILWU affiliates.  During the organization’s well-attended conference awards banquet on May 19th, PNLHA...
Golden Gate Ferry Workers sign final deal

Golden Gate Ferry Workers sign final deal

by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Featured, July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher

A final contract deal was reached in the early morning hours of July 18 for 42 Golden Gate Ferry District workers who belong to the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU), the ILWU’s Marine Division. General terms for the agreement were won two months ago when a coalition of 14...
ILWU locals hit Clean Harbors contractor for safety problems

ILWU locals hit Clean Harbors contractor for safety problems

by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher

A large group of ILWU members and allies held a spirited protest outside the offices of “Clean Harbors Los Angeles” on Friday, July 20 to warn the public about the company’s questionable environmental and safety record. Local newspapers and television covered the...
ILWU joins protest against latest “free trade” deal

ILWU joins protest against latest “free trade” deal

by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Solidarity

ILWU members joined other unions and community groups on July 2 to protest the latest “free trade” agreement that’s being quietly negotiated between the US government, Pacific Rim countries and corporate lobbyists. The “Trans-Pacific Partnership,” or TPP, is similar...
ILWU members mark sacrifice of the martyrs of the 1934 strike in Coast-wide Bloody Thursday celebrations

ILWU members mark sacrifice of the martyrs of the 1934 strike in Coast-wide Bloody Thursday celebrations

by admin | Jul 30, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

  Honoring the fallen: The Local 10 Drill Team stands at attention behind the ceremonial coffins representing Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise who were murdered by police on July 5, 1934 during the waterfront strike.Up and down the West Coast, ILWU members and...
Local 13 members break ground on new dispatch hall in Wilmington

Local 13 members break ground on new dispatch hall in Wilmington

by admin | Jul 21, 2012 | Featured, July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher

Shovels broke ground on Friday, July 13 for a new dispatch hall that was first proposed almost 20 years ago to serve Local 13 members in Wilmington. The new building will be a first-class facility with 32,000 square-feet and a host of modern features. “This new hall...
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