by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs
Workers at Columbia River Veterinary Specialists (CRVS) in Vancouver, Washington ratified their first union contract on August 12 by an overwhelming margin of 53-1. These workers have been bargaining a contract with CRVS management for over a year, after voting to...
by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs
Workers at San Francisco Veterinary Specialists (SFVS), walked-off the job on July 30 to protest federal labor law violations by their employer, VCA-Mars. The “Unfair Labor Practices” strike was triggered by a new charge that the ILWU filed against the company and by...
by admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, March 2020 Dispatcher
Almost 200 Tartine Bakery workers participated in a pair of union elections held in the Bay Area on March 12 and 13, where a majority signaled support for the ILWU. Targeted by union-busters The largest group of workers at three San Francisco bakery locations were...
by admin | Mar 6, 2020 | Featured, February 2020 Dispatcher, Fighting for Good Jobs
A popular Bay Area bakery with loyal customers, delicious baked goods and dramatic expansion plans now has an overwhelming majority of workers organizing to join the ILWU. Tartine workers kicked-off their union campaign on February 6 when employees at each of the...
by admin | Jan 30, 2020 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, January 2020 Dispatcher
Organizing has been essential to the ILWU’s success since the founding of our union. It began with the militancy of west coast longshoremen, then inspired a march inland to organize warehouse and industrial workers. Across the Pacific, in Hawaii, the spark of...
by admin | Oct 20, 2019 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, October 2019 Dispatcher
ILWU’s International Officers have launched a series of regional meetings aimed at sharpening the union’s approach to organizing. The most recent involved a meeting and workshop for the Puget Sound Region that was held at Local 23 and attracted 30 participants. “Our...
