by admin | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Within a week of November’s hard-fought elections, the AFL-CIO and many of its member unions had already started a new campaign. It wasn’t linked to the 2016 presidential race, or any election. It was a campaign to make sure that the politicians whom labor unions had...
by admin | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
From the International Transport Workers’ Federation: The ITF is keeping the vessel Long Beach under observation after it reportedly loaded at the Mitsui-UGC terminal at the port of Vancouver, Washington State, USA, where unionised dock workers are currently locked...
by admin | Mar 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Still reeling from last month’s court ruling that the environmental study is not flawed, the Longshoremen’s Union will appeal. At a news briefing on Tuesday, aside the Longshoremen’s Union, Seattle Mayoral candidate Steinbrueck slammed the study. “In short, the study...
by admin | Mar 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Alleging unpaid wages and repeated retaliation, McDonald’s workers in central Pennsylvania launched a surprise strike at 11 this morning. The strikers are student guest workers from Latin America and Asia, brought to the United States under the controversial J-1...
by admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
On February 8th, over 40 people gathered at HS Lordship’s Restaurant, in the Berkeley Marina for a surprise birthday party for Captain Josh Williams of the Local 10 drill team who turned 80 years old. The event was well attended by members of the ILWU family including...
by admin | Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Union head says Mitsui is ‘profiting from the United States’ infrastructure, natural resources and labor’ yet breaking U.S. law with its lockout VANCOUVER, WA (MARCH 5, 2013) – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 4 has filed an Unfair Labor...
