by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
The 90 delegates and dozens of pensioners who gathered in San Francisco for the Coast Longshore Division Caucus concluded their two week meeting on March 7 after adopting an approach to negotiations for a new Longshore & Clerks Contract that expires on June 30....
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Corporate America is clear about what they want from Congress: lower taxes, less regulation and weaker unions. Now all three goals have been combined into one piece of legislation – a “free trade” agreement, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – involving the...
by admin | Feb 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Year after year, up and down the coast, ILWU members, pensioners and auxiliary clubs organize toy drives and donate their time and money to local charity groups who are helping to brighten the holiday for those who have fallen on tough times. Thousands of families...
by admin | Dec 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
On December 12, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announced that all work associated with maintaining refrigerated containers at the Port of Portland, Terminal 6, will be assigned to workers represented by ILWU Locals 8 and 40. Prior to the announcement, a small portion...
by admin | Dec 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
From Longshore and Shipping News The Panama Canal Pilot’s union [which is an affiliate of the ILWU] says that it will defend the institutions of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) against any “external or internal” attack. The decision of the canal guild comes...
by admin | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
In October, Patrick Heide, former Local 6 Business Agent, visited the ILWU Library with his wife Janice and donated a significant collection of papers and memorabilia collected by his father, Paul Heide. A committed union activist, Paul Heide was a seaman in his early...
