by admin | Nov 20, 2010 | Featured
ILWU members in the Bay Area put a tremendous volunteer effort into the campaign of Oakland City Councilwoman Jean Quan who ran for Mayor of Oakland on November 2nd. ILWU members phone banked, walked precincts, put up yard signs, did data entry for the cam- paign, and...
by admin | Nov 15, 2010 | Featured
A potentially devastating piece of legislation that could lower wages for longshore workers was introduced in Congress shortly before the election recess. The legislation, co-authored by Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and...
by admin | Oct 30, 2010 | Featured
The fight to save Social Security was a central theme at the annual ILWU pensioners’ convention, held this year in San Francisco. The convention delegates heard from experts and ILWU officials about the planned assault on the program and after the November elections,...
by admin | Oct 7, 2010 | Featured
Since its beginnings in 1537, Peru’s Port of Callao has been flattened by earthquakes and tidal waves, burned by pirates, used as a wartime military fortress, bombed by Spain and occupied by Chile. After each disaster, Callao was rebuilt and continues to be South...
