by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Featured
Enraged shouts broke the silence outside Georgia- Pacific’s Kelly Point warehouse facility in Portland on the afternoon of September 9th when workers halted operations and called a strike to protest unfair labor practices. “They want to cut just about everything you...
by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Featured
PORTLAND, OR (October 19, 2011) — The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Locals 4, 8, 19, and 23 voted to ratify the tentative agreement that was reached with the Pacific Northwest Grain Elevator Operators on September 14, 2011. The 2011-2012...
by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Featured
ILWU Local 21 members are continuing their fight for fairness at the EGT grain terminal in Longview, Washington, where the high-stakes struggle continues to generate some dramatic twists and turns. “The fight for justice in Longview involves a lot more than just our...
by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Featured
A new contract covering 420 Local 6 members at the Bayer HealthCare plant in Berkeley, California was reached on September 30 and ratified by 70% of workers on October 12. Significant improvements The new four-year contract includes better job security, annual raises...
by admin | Oct 6, 2011 | Featured
Sitting in a rattling cage — 110 feet in the air — is Bill Galea’s job description. He’s a container crane operator at the Port of Oakland, the fifth busiest container port in the country. Cars, clothes, electronics, food — if you bought...
by admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Featured, Uncategorized
October 5, 2011 Dear Sisters and Brothers, On behalf of 40,000 members in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), I want to thank you for organizing your “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City which is inspiring millions of Americans. Most of us...
