by admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured
As I write this column, working families and union members across North America – including many ILWU members – are coming under attack. Wisconsin is ground zero Most eyes are now focused on Wisconsin where the anti-union Governor, Scott Walker, has made his state a...
by admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured
ILWU Local 5, the union that represents Powell’s workers, is asking you to show your support for union workers. We invite everyone to join us for a shop-in at Powell’s online store on Tuesday, March 8th. Buy at least one book to show your support for union...
by admin | Feb 8, 2011 | Featured
Pier 84 at San Francisco’s Islais Creek is home to an aging crane that a coalition of environmentalists and labor groups are trying to preserve. It is the last remaining piece of machinery in the Port of San Francisco that was hand operated by longshoremen working...
by admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Featured
As we enter 2011, the Dispatcher takes a look back at some of the accomplishments and struggles that ILWU members faced in 2010. Breaking the lockout in Boron One of the largest mining companies in the world – Rio Tinto – tried to take out ILWU Local 30 members last...
by admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Featured
On the cold afternoon of December 4th, fourth generation Georgia- Pacific (G-P) employee Travis McKinney raised his voice above the frigid wind as he stood with close to one hundred of his co-workers, union allies and community supporters in front of the office at the...
by admin | Dec 28, 2010 | Featured
Irene Florez has posted an excellent interview with “Isabella,” an ILWU Local 6 member working at an Oakland recycling center. Isabella talks about her job, her union and the upcoming fight for a fair contract. Listen to the interview here.
