by admin | Jan 30, 2013 | January 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Local 10 activist Leo Robinson passed away on January 14th at the age of 75, leaving behind a legacy of passionate advocacy for his union, for the working class, the struggle against racism and the battle to end Apartheid in South Africa.Robinson was outspoken and not...
by admin | Feb 24, 2012 | Helping Our Community, January 2012 Dispatcher
Mark Jurisic, ILWU Local 13 E-Board member, was presented with the LAPD’s “Hero Award” for his act of bravery on September 8th when he stopped to render assistance to an injured pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. Jurisic was on his way...
by admin | Feb 23, 2012 | January 2012 Dispatcher
The ILWU Local 21 hall in Longview was packed on January 21st with friends and family who gathered together to remember Ron Dalgarno, a longtime Local 21 member who passed away on January 16th at the age of 73. Ron joined ILWU Local 43 in the early 60s when he helped...
by admin | Feb 23, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, January 2012 Dispatcher
When the grain ship MV Full Sources arrived at EGT’s multinational grain export facility in Longview, Washington, on February 7, it marked a significant victory in one of the most militant labor disputes in recent decades: the fight to keep all major grain export...
by admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Featured, January 2012 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Family Man: Ron Bell (53) is striking for his four daughters’ future. Ron is a stevedore at the Ports of Auckland. He will have worked on the waterfront for 31 years this coming April and has been a union member since he was 17. Photo by Simon OostermanOver 300...
by admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Dispatcher, January 2012 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Australian dock workers in the ports of Adelaide and Melbourne returned to work after a negotiated ceasefire between workers belonging to the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and terminal operator, Dubai Ports World (DP World). A series of job actions and retaliatory...
