by admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Featured
Three Local 21 members were honored last month by the Port of Longview for rescuing a mariner who fell overboard into the Columbia River on December 31. The incident happened at 11 o’clock in the morning on New Year’s Eve day when it was still bitter cold at Berth 2...
by admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Featured
The recent San Francisco Ship Clerk’s union election has resulted in a new generation of Local 34 officers, including their first Mexican-American President, David Gonzales – and Vice President Jeanette Walker-Peoples – who is the first woman and first African...
by admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Featured
On January 28-29, a delegation of union officers from the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU) and ILWU toured the Job Corps Seamanship Academy at Tongue Point in Astoria, Oregon. ILWU International Secretary-Treasurer Willie Adams, IBU President Alan Coté, IBU...
by admin | Dec 3, 2015 | Featured, Uncategorized
A report by Dan McKisson, Local 19 and Rich Austin, Pensioner President McEllrath assigned us to attend the 2015 Single-Payer Strategy Conference in Chicago, IL on October 30 – November 1, 2015. The conference was a collaborative effort involving Labor Campaign...
by admin | Dec 3, 2015 | Featured
Members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU), the ILWU’s Marine Division, won a significant settlement in October from Delta Western, an affiliate of Saltchuk Resources, Inc. Delta Western operates several west coast fuel docks, including a facility in...
by admin | Dec 3, 2015 | Featured
The 23rd convention of the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU) met in Seattle on November 4-6 and committed to bold steps that will boost organizing and training. Elected delegates heard from a variety of speakers, participated in panel discussions, and joined debates,...
