by admin | May 20, 2011 | Featured
Five hundred workers at Rite Aid’s distribution center in Lancaster scored a remarkable victory on May 1st when they reached a tentative agreement on their first contract. On May 12th, a strong majority of employees ratified the three-year agreement that provides...
by admin | May 20, 2011 | Featured
Canada’s 3,500 west coast longshore workers have won a new contract after almost a year and a half of negotiations. The new eight-year agreement was overwhelmingly ratified by members in early May. Key points of the new agreement include: Wage increases averaging 3.5%...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | Featured
Washington State Ferry workers have been getting a taste of Wisconsin-style anti-union attacks this year because some politicians in the Evergreen state have been scapegoating ferry workers as lazy, overpaid union members. Most ferry workers belong to the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Featured
ILWU members joined workers across the country at rallies this spring to challenge politicians in Wisconsin and other states where working families and union members are under attack. Plans for the “We Are One” nationwide solidarity actions were hatched at a February...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Featured, Take Action
An article by Mark Ames and labor reporter Mike Elk in the The Nation magazine has revealed that Koch Industries sent a letter to most of its 50,000 employees on the eve of the November elections, advising them on whom to vote for and warning them of the dire...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Featured
During the week of March 13, ILWU members from the longshore division, Local 142, Hawaii Longshore Division, Alaska Longshore Division, IBU, and pensioners gathered in Washington, D.C. to fight for issues of importance to ILWU members and all American workers. The...
