by admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dockworkers all along the West Coast stopped work for nine minutes at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Jun 9, to honor George Floyd on the day he was being laid to rest. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed May 25, in Minneapolis when a white police officer kneeled on...
by admin | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Affected by COVID-19? Recently unemployed Reduced hours at work Sick with COVID-19 Family member sick with COVID-19 School or childcare canceled If any of the above apply to you, please visit the ILWU’s COVID-19 resource page: ...
by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Tartine workers launched an online petition asking the bakery to recall all laid off Tartine SF & Berkeley workers once restaurants are allowed to be back in operation. In an open letter to Tartine Bakery founders Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson as well as...
by admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of ILWU Local 5 members working at Powell’s Books in Portland were laid off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has forced many retail businesses to close temporarily. The company is not providing any severance, continuation of health coverage or other...
by admin | Apr 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
ILWU International officers led a delegation to the Maritime Union of Australia’s National Conference during the first week of March. The event attracted over 500 rank and file union delegates, including International President Willie Adams, Vice President (Mainland)...
