by admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
The problem of air pollution around the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach generated a standing-room-only crowd at a community forum that was held in Paramount on October 6. ILWU Coast Safety Committee Chair Tim Podue and Local 13 volunteer Donovan Russell attended...
by admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
At its October 6 Board of Directors meeting, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) awarded an exclusive 5-year contract for San Francisco Bay Ferry services to Blue & Gold Fleet (B&GF). San Francisco Bay Ferry, which...
by admin | Oct 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
TACOMA, WA — The U.S. District Court in Tacoma today made a specific finding that EGT’s lease at the port of Longview incorporates the ILWU Local 21 working agreement, explaining on Page 9 of today’s decision: “Here, the parties were acutely...
by admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
A new agreement covering 420 pharmaceutical workers at the Bayer HealthCare plant in Berkeley, California has been reached following two months of difficult negotiations. The proposal includes better job security measures, controls on health care insurance costs,...
by admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Featured, Uncategorized
October 5, 2011 Dear Sisters and Brothers, On behalf of 40,000 members in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), I want to thank you for organizing your “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City which is inspiring millions of Americans. Most of us...
by admin | Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Jeff Johnson Last Thursday, Sept. 29, on a beautiful fall evening in the park in front of Longview’s Monticello Hotel, 800 to 1,000 community and labor supporters raised their voices in support of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21. Community...
