by Roy San Filippo | Jan 30, 2025 | Featured
Featured CLD Safety Committee Chair testifies before OSHA rulemaking hearing Wetzel calls for comprehensive emergency response planning, better response times, and warns of dangers of lithium-ion batteries Coast Longshore Division Safety Committee Chair Adam Wetzel...
by Roy San Filippo | Jan 29, 2025 | Featured
Featured The power of solidarity: ILWU’s response to Southern California wildfires In the wake of the devastating wildfires that swept through Southern California, the ILWU response exemplified the profound impact of our solidarity and compassion. The principle that...
by Roy San Filippo | Dec 23, 2024 | Featured, Organizing
Featured Organizing Looking Back, Looking Forward: Local 5’s 2024 Organizing campaigns Local 5 saw great success in new organizing this year; as they prepare for continued success in 2025 A spectre is haunting the bosses of Portland – the spectre of workers...
by Roy San Filippo | Dec 23, 2024 | Featured
Featured IBU’s 26th convention convenes in Seattle Delegates honor IBU Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Terri Mast; look to the future The 26th convention of the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU) met in Seattle on November 12-15. Elected delegates participated in discussions...
by Roy San Filippo | Dec 12, 2024 | Featured
Featured PCPA convention meets in Vancouver The Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA) held their 55th Annual Convention from September 18-20 in Vancouver, British Columbia. A total of 147 delegates and guests attended this year’s meeting. The topics tackled at...
by Roy San Filippo | Dec 12, 2024 | Featured
Featured ILWU golf tournaments raise money for local community Two recent annual ILWU golf tournaments—the Tri-Party Golf Tournament in Southern California and the Wesley Furtado Golf Tournament in Hawaii—provided participants with a fun day of golfing while doing the...
