by admin | Sep 19, 2020 | Featured
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by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Featured
Workers at Columbia River Veterinary Specialists (CRVS) in Vancouver, Washington ratified their first union contract on August 12 by an overwhelming margin of 53-1. These workers have been bargaining a contract with CRVS management for over a year, after voting to...
by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured
Forming ILWU Local 5: EXCERPTS from No Decisions About Us Without Us By Kristin Russ [ILWU Local 5 was chartered on August 10, 2000, after a two-year organizing and contract campaign by 400 workers at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR. The organizing effort began in 1998...
by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured
Workers at San Francisco Veterinary Specialists (SFVS), walked-off the job on July 30 to protest federal labor law violations by their employer, VCA-Mars. The “Unfair Labor Practices” strike was triggered by a new charge that the ILWU filed against the company and by...
by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured
On August 4, two devastating explosions occurred at the Port of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The second explosion, caused by the ignition of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, leveled the port and killed at least 177 people, including seafarers, longshore and other...
by admin | Aug 26, 2020 | Featured
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