by admin | Nov 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Benefits specialist, John M. Castanho, answers some of the most commonly asked questions about our health and pension benefits: When a person begins working as a Longshoreman, at what point do they qualify for health benefits? Per the 2008 Memorandum of Understanding,...
by admin | Nov 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Union members, retirees and community supporters in three cities participated in a national day of action on Oct. 6th in solidarity with Rite Aid workers fighting for a contract in Lancaster, CA. The activists targeted three of Rite Aid’s Board members in in...
by admin | Nov 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
The ILWU Federated Executive Board’s biennial meeting convened on October 23rd and 24th at the Airport Hilton in Oakland, CA. Personally or by proxy documentation, representatives from British Columbia, Northern California, Oregon, Southern California and Washington...
by admin | Oct 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
ILWU members from Southern California joined a caravan of more than 500 union members who traveled by bus from Los Angeles to Phoenix on July 29th where they marched and rallied against Arizona’s new immigration law – and learned about a new anti-union ballot measure...
by admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
On Friday, August 27th, ILWU Local 5 will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a “Rock Out To Walk Out” event. It is also the CD release of the Little Red Album Volume 1, a compilation made up of rank and file workers writing new music to classic union songs...
by admin | Oct 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Rank-and-file leaders and elected officers from across the ILWU gathered in San Diego from September 20th-25th to attend a series of workshops, seminars and to collaborate on interactive group projects. The goal of the week-long Leadership, Education and Development...
