The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association Honors ILWU Local 21 and historian Ron Magden

by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

At their annual conference this May, the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association honored the ILWU’s past and present struggles by presenting two awards to ILWU affiliates.  During the organization’s well-attended conference awards banquet on May 19th, PNLHA...

ILWU members mark sacrifice of the martyrs of the 1934 strike in Coast-wide Bloody Thursday celebrations

by admin | Jul 30, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

  Honoring the fallen: The Local 10 Drill Team stands at attention behind the ceremonial coffins representing Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise who were murdered by police on July 5, 1934 during the waterfront strike.Up and down the West Coast, ILWU members and...

Avelino “Abba” Ramos ILWU Organizer, Business Agent and International Representative dies at 78

by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | June 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

Avelino “Abba” Ramos passed away in Richmond, CA on June 5th at the age of 78. Ramos was a dedicated unionist and organizer who gave years of service to the ILWU in Hawaii and California. When word of his death reached the 35th ILWU Convention, a moment of silence was...

Bill Ward, Longtime ILWU Coast Committeeman passes away at age 85

by admin | Jul 1, 2012 | Featured, June 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

William T. (Bill) Ward, who served as a Coast Committeeman for 20 years, passed away on May 16th at the age of 85. Ward was an officer of ILWU Local 13 and he served on the ILWU Coast Labor Relations Committee from 1963 to 1983. During his tenure, Ward helped shape...

Martyred ILWU officers added to Philippine ‘Wall of Remembrance’

by admin | Mar 8, 2012 | February 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

On November 30th, Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, two activists officers from Local 37 were added to the roster of heroes and martyrs of the Bantayog ng Mga Bayani in the Philippines, 30 years after their assassination by an agent of Philippine dictator Ferdinand...

UW Labor Archives preserves workers’ history

by admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Featured, November 2011 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History

Labor archives are playing a central role in preserving working people’s history, supporting related research, and educating people about the importance of unions in shaping the political and social landscape in the US. From its earliest days, the ILWU has understood...