by admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Families living around Tesoro’s refinery in Wilmington, CA attended a community forum on Friday, November 19th sponsored by the ILWU and other groups. Concerned residents came to the Banning Community Center at noon where they learned some history about dangerous...
by admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Leading international mining and maritime unions representing millions of workers around the world met in Auckland, New Zealand in early November to plan for the Mining and Maritime Initiatives international conference next year in Durban, South Africa. They discussed...
by admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Southern California harbor area waterfront was changed forever during the early morning hours of November 4th when longshore worker Bert Tufele was killed on the job at the Stevedore Services of America (SSA) Marine Terminal on Pier A in Long Beach. He is believed...
by admin | Dec 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
G. Johnny Parks died on November 27, 2010 after a distinguished life of service to his union, nation and community. Parks was born on January 31, 1922 and raised in Oregon’s rough-and-tumble lumber camps during the Great Depression. He joined the Navy in 1940 where he...
by admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
The nation’s most effective student action network, United Students Against Sweatshops, launched a campaign on October 29th in eight major cities that aims to make Rite Aid executives more respectful toward employees – including better treatment for the 550 workers at...
