by admin | May 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Violence flared at Manila in the Philippines on April 24 when port truckers were attacked while passing out fliers at a facility operated by International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI). The Philippine Daily Inquirer said six men were...
by admin | Apr 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
On January 30, workers at Harbor Dental and Associates in Harbor City, CA voted overwhelmingly to be represented by ILWU Local 26. The new ILWU Local 26 Bargaining Unit consists of dental hygienists, dental assistants and receptionists. They work at the Harbor Dental...
by admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
On March 1st, hundreds of well-wishers gathered at the Bayview Boat Club on the San Francisco waterfront to offer a final toast to Local 10 pensioner, Reg Theriault, who passed away on February 15 at the age of 89. In addition to being a longshoreman, Theriault was an...
by admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thousands of working-class families lined the streets of London’s East End neighborhood on March 24 to honor the passing of Britain’s most militant labor leader of his generation: Bob Crow, who died suddenly at age 52 after a suspected heart attack on March 11. For a...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) – the rogue Pacific Maritime Association employer operating primarily in Third World ports with one U.S. operation at Terminal 6 in the Port of Portland, OR – reported that company profits shot up 20% in 2013...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
In June 2012, in response to the PMA and ILWU’s effort to seek court enforcement of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement against PMA member company ICTSI at its Terminal 6 facility in Portland, Oregon, ICTSI took the extreme and unprecedented step of suing the...
