by admin | May 20, 2011 | Featured, May 2011 Dispatcher
Issues discussed included port specific problems including jurisdiction, California’s infrastructure problems, discretionary cargo and the widening of the Panama Canal. “Not only was this meeting informative on the important issues facing California’s ports, but we...
by admin | May 20, 2011 | Featured, May 2011 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Throughout its history, the ILWU has been committed to rank and file democracy, social justice, and solidarity with other workers and unions on behalf of economic and social gains for working people. The ILWU’s power rests on the hard work of rank and file members who...
by admin | May 20, 2011 | Featured, May 2011 Dispatcher
Five hundred workers at Rite Aid’s distribution center in Lancaster scored a remarkable victory on May 1st when they reached a tentative agreement on their first contract. On May 12th, a strong majority of employees ratified the three-year agreement that provides...
by admin | May 20, 2011 | Featured, May 2011 Dispatcher
Canada’s 3,500 west coast longshore workers have won a new contract after almost a year and a half of negotiations. The new eight-year agreement was overwhelmingly ratified by members in early May. Key points of the new agreement include: Wage increases averaging 3.5%...
