by admin | Jul 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Board members of the Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA) met in San Diego on Sunday, June 10, following the ILWU convention. The first order of business tackled by the board was to issue a charter for the newly-formed San Diego Pensioners group. “It’s always a...
by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Avelino “Abba” Ramos passed away in Richmond, CA on June 5th at the age of 78. Ramos was a dedicated unionist and organizer who gave years of service to the ILWU in Hawaii and California. When word of his death reached the 35th ILWU Convention, a moment of silence was...
by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
About 25 members of ILWU Local 12 held an informational picket outside the Southport Lumber Company mill on the North Spit in Coos Bay on Monday, July 9th. ILWU members are protesting the company’s bid to undercut wages and cut staffing at a newly renovated barge...
by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Surrey, British Columbia – ILWU Local 502 raised $31,502 for the Children’s Hospital and presented the cheque on the annual Telethon in front of millions of viewers on live TV. The number of contributors and the donation amounts keep increasing as several members...
by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
The United Steelworkers (USW) and its global allies are hailing the end of Rio Tinto’s six-month lockout of aluminum smelter workers in Alma, Quebec, as a great victory for the workers and their supporters around the world. A collective agreement that will run...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
April 14th marked seventh year ILWUL Local 23 members have participated in the Multiple Sclerosis walk in Tacoma, WA. This year, Local 23 started by raising more than $900 at a spaghetti dinner at the dispatch hall in March. Nearly 100 walkers proudly wore...
