by admin | Jun 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Docker union leaders from around the world – including ILWU officers – met in Perth, Australia for a strategy meeting in May that included a protest against Chevron for failing to respect workers’ rights in Western Australia. “Chevron is based in California,...
by admin | May 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of union members, elected officials and supporters gathered at San Francisco’s Pier 27 on March 26 to celebrate the unveiling of an interactive, multimedia sculpture honoring the legacy of former ILWU International President Jimmy Herman. Speakers at the...
by admin | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
From the United Steel Workers press release: This Mother’s Day, an international coalition of unions is calling on the world’s largest jewelry retailer to clean up its supplier of diamonds. We are urging Signet to demand that multinational mining and...
by admin | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
SAN FRANCISCO – ILWU Coast Longshore Caucus delegates voted Friday to recommend approval of the tentative agreement reached on February 20, 2015, between the union and employers represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The tentative agreement was...
by admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Below are links to download information about the 36th Annual ILWU General Convention that will be held June 8-12 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Detailed list of planned activities Condensed Activity list
by admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
From the ILWU Oral History Project, Volume IX, Part III Introduction by Harvey Schwartz This is the third article in a series featuring ILWU veterans of the “Old Left” who were once active in the American Communist Party (CP). While historians have argued for years...
