by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
April 21, 2008 Introduction by Harvey Schwartz Mary Winzig was the founding president of warehouse, retail and allied workers Local 5, which represents employees at the nation’s largest independent book company, Powell’s Books of Portland, Oregon. Mary Winzig was a...
by admin | Jul 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
On June 14th, Local 19 celebrated 125 years of the Seattle Longshore Union. Over 200 people turned out to the event that was held at the SeaTac Doubletree. Coast Committeeman Leal Sundet attended the event along with representatives from ILWU locals through- out the...
by admin | Jul 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rite Aid workers from seven states converged on the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Harris- burg, PA on June 23 to oppose management’s plan that would force employees to pay more for their health care – and show support for a 15-week “unfair labor practice”...
by admin | Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
The following report from Zenkoku-Kowan, the National Federation of Dockworkers’ Unions of Japan presented this report on the earthquake rescue and reconstruction efforts by Japanese dock workers to the ITF Dockers’ section meeting in Buenos Aires that...
by admin | Jul 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
The biggest labor dispute in Washington state — spawning one of the more militant union campaigns in decades — is happening right now in Longview. About 100 union members were cited and arrested earlier this week, and yesterday hundreds more crowded onto railroad...
by admin | Jul 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
ILWU members continued their protest of proposed hiring policies at the EGT grain terminal, demanding Tuesday at a Port of Longview commissioners’ meeting that union labor be used on all projects on port property. Dan Coffman, president of International Longshore and...
