by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Local 10 member and beloved father, grandfather and husband, Adonis Delove Hope passed away at the age of 46. He was a 15-year ILWU member. Adonis loved being a longshoreman, and especially the camaraderie of Local 10 members. He will be missed by all. Memorial...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mary F. Sammons, Chairwoman & Former Chief Executive Officer of Rite Aid, was profiled on the AFL-CIO’s Executive PayWatch site, a website dedicated to exposing the outrageous compensation given to CEO’s while workers’ wages decline and...
by admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Walter William Williamson, 92, President of Tacoma ILWU Local 23 in 1961, passed away March 28, 2011. He was one of the “voices in the wilderness” during his early years in Tacoma ILA Local 38-97. He was famous for his prodigious strength and work ethic on the job and...
by admin | Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
A cemetery may seem like an ironic place to begin a celebration of the beginning of the Tacoma longshore local, but this is no ordinary cemetery. On the morning of March 22, Local 23 active members, pensioners, ILWU International President Robert McEllrath,...
by admin | Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
AFL-CIO took a strong stand against the U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement that is being aggressively pursued by the Obama administration. The trade agreement has been on hold because of the high level of assassinations . Specifically, 2,850 trade unionists have been...
by admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rite Aid workers at six stores in Northeast Ohio went on strike on March 14th to protest unlawful harassment and threats against union members by management . The unfair labor practices strike is asking customers not to shop or fill prescriptions at any of the 61 Rite...
