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ILWU members help tenants fight evictions and build power in Tacoma

ILWU members help tenants fight evictions and build power in Tacoma

by admin | Aug 16, 2018 | Featured, Helping Our Community, July/August 2018 Dispatcher, Uncategorized

When I arrived for my first meeting of the Tiki Tenants Organizing Committee in Tacoma this past April, a group of 50 people were already gathering in the outdoor courtyard and sitting in a circle of mismatched chairs. I didn’t see anyone I knew, but was quickly...
The next chapter begins now: ILWU’s 37th Convention in Portland

The next chapter begins now: ILWU’s 37th Convention in Portland

by admin | Jul 10, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized

The ILWU’s 37th Convention met in Portland, Oregon on June 4-8. A total of 349 delegates and 40 fraternal delegates attended, along with up to 100 observers who witnessed the triannual meeting. The ILWU convention is the union’s highest decision-making body that meets...
Local 19 hosts discussion on the ILWU’s Civil Rights History

Local 19 hosts discussion on the ILWU’s Civil Rights History

by admin | Mar 22, 2018 | March 2018 Disapatcher, Uncategorized

On February 22, Local 19’s Education Committee hosted a talk on by ILWU International Secretary Treasurer Willie Adams who discussed the ILWU’s Civil Rights history. Approximately 55 people attended the talk at the Local 19 hall. Adams highlighted the history of the...
ILWU & affiliates support fight by Panama Canal tug captains for jobs, safety & security

ILWU & affiliates support fight by Panama Canal tug captains for jobs, safety & security

by admin | Mar 22, 2018 | Fighting for Good Jobs, March 2018 Disapatcher, Uncategorized

Union officials in Panama and the United States joined together in early March to criticize plans by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) that call for outsourcing tugboat operations. The ILWU International Union and its affiliate, the Panama Canal Pilots Union, joined...

Call to the 37th Convention

by admin | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized

Download the 2018 Convention Call here (PDF).              
ILWU disaster relief team provides solidarity and assistance to communities in Puerto Rico

ILWU disaster relief team provides solidarity and assistance to communities in Puerto Rico

by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | Featured, Solidarity, Uncategorized

When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, it left millions of Americans on the island without access to clean water, food and electricity. After hearing news reports of the devastation and humanitarian crisis – and slow response by FEMA to provide...
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