by admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
ILWU local 502 raised over $2600 for the food bank during the Christmas holidays. Now they have taken up a much larger project. They are attempting to raise $10,000 for the Children’s Hospital. In just one week of collections the members have donated over $3,000. ...
by admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rite Aid workers in 35 Rite Aid stores from the Akron, Canton and Youngstown area tried to negotiate their union contract with company officials on Wednesday, April 16. The contract for these workers – separate from the 25 Cleveland area stores – expires on April 2,...
by admin | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Former ILWU International Secretary Treasurer and Local 26 President, Joe Ibarra, passed away on February 11th. He was 69 years old. Joe’s life was celebrated at a memorial service on March 4th in San Pedro, CA by family, friends, and his union brothers and sisters....
by admin | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Shortly after 8 pm last night, police ceded control of the Wisconsin capitol building to thousands of protesters who assembled as word spread about a hastily called vote on the unpopular bill to strip workers of collective bargaining rights. The vote was an attempt to...
by admin | Mar 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Several mean-spirited bills designed to scapegoat ferry workers have been introduced by both Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature. It seems as if some Washington lawmakers are in league with their GOP counterparts in Wisconsin. Sens. Mary Margaret Haugen...
by admin | Mar 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dear Editor, When he was running for office, President Obama said that he’d be willing to put on a comfortable pair of shoes and walk a picket line if working families needed his help. I think it’s pretty clear that we need his help now with all the antiunion attacks...
