by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
SAN FRANCISCO (July 1, 2014) – Negotiations for a new labor contract covering nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports will continue to move forward as the existing, six-year coast-wide labor agreement expires today at 5 p.m. PST. While there will be no...
by admin | Jun 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Less than one month before Bonilla’s passing, another union brother, Yuti Tuvalu, passed on April 21 due to natural causes. Yuti was a member of the unofficial “Gang Uso” which is comprised of longies of Polynesian descent working on the docks. “Uso” is the Samoan...
by admin | Jun 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
The ILWU lost a kind and energetic young leader on May 17 when Alberto Bonilla passed with his family by his side, following a cardiac arrest that left him in a coma for almost a week. Bonilla was 43 years-old. “Berto,” as he was affectionately known, was very active...
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on June 2 to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 hour. The minimum wage ordinance, which more than doubles the current federal minimum wage, was an important victory for labor activists and puts Seattle in the forefront of...
by admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
On June 10th the Port of San Francisco was presented with a gift agreement for the James R. Herman Tribute Sculpture that will be placed at the Pier 27 cruise ship terminal. The terminal is named in honor of former ILWU International President and former San Francisco...
by admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2014 CONTACT: Jennifer Sargent, 503-703-2933 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 1, 2014) An Administrative Law Judge for the National Labor Relations Board issued a preliminary decision and recommended order on May 30, 2014 that for the period of...
