by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Featured
ILWU Local 5 is alive and well. Fighting for workers’ rights in many industries. In Veterinary Medicine, we are doing everything possible to support the effort to get vet workers included in the legislation for HERO pay! Be sure to sign and share the petition!...
by admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Featured
Patricia AguirreLocal 63 Business Agent I entered the industry during a transitional period where women were the minority in a male-centric industry. There was still resentment towards women in the ranks from the men. As a woman, I felt I had to prove myself capable...
by admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Featured
Workers at Columbia River Veterinary Specialists are serious about improving the working conditions and patient care at their animal hospital – so spirits at their rally on February 15 weren’t damped by the downpour. “We’ve got more important problems than a little...
by admin | Apr 3, 2020 | Featured
As The Dispatcher was going to press in March, the COVID19 virus had become a global pandemic, claiming 27,000 lives worldwide and making the US the most-afflicted nation on earth with 185,000 confirmed cases and a domestic death toll of 3,800 and rising. Washington...
by admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Featured
Almost 200 Tartine Bakery workers participated in a pair of union elections held in the Bay Area on March 12 and 13, where a majority signaled support for the ILWU. Targeted by union-busters The largest group of workers at three San Francisco bakery locations were...
by admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Featured
As the United States is grappling with a surge of COVID-19 cases, US maritime unions are on the frontlines aiding the government’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus. Last week, the government activated its two military hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and the...
