by admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Anti-union politicians scored dramatic gains across the country in the November 2nd elections, signaling new dangers ahead for working families and union members. While there were some important victories by pro-union candidates and ballot measures on the West Coast,...
by admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of union and community supporters rallied in Oakland on Saturday afternoon, October 23rd at an event attended by ILWU members from Locals 6, 10 and 34 to seek justice for Oscar Grant, an unarmed African-American man killed by a BART transit police officer in...
by admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
On November 6th, ILWU Local 30 held a family day celebration at the union hall, an event which Local #30 President David Liebengood hopes will become an annual event. The Local 30 family day kicked- off in the parking area of the union hall at 10a.m. Approximately 200...
by admin | Nov 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Oct. 30th was a big night for families in Boron. Approximately 300 people came to see the new documentary film, “Locked Out 2010,” which premiered at the Boron High School on a chilly fall evening that failed to deter the big crowd. There was free popcorn, juice, and...
by admin | Nov 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Former ILWU International President, David Arian, was appointed to the LA Harbor Commission on September 27th by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Arian will fill the vacancy created when former International Vice President Joe Radisich stepped down earlier in September. In...
