by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | Featured, Remembering Our History
Featured Remembering Our History Looking back at the 1948 strike The ILWU was born out of the 1934 West Coast Maritime Strike, but strikes have been a rare occurrence for the union. The ILWU Longshore Division has exercised its right to strike only two other times in...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Uncategorized ITF Inspector, Columbia River vacancy The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is hiring for the vacant ITF Inspector position in the Columbia River Area. The position will be a full-time role, the duties of which are detailed in the ITF...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | From the Titled Officers
From the Titled Officers ILWU Statement on the Workers Killed in Tornado Disasters in Illinois and Kentucky Statement of Willie Adams, International President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU): “Our hearts go out to the families, friends and...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Featured
Featured As warehouse heat rises, politicians slow to act On October 7th, the Los Angeles Times published an investigative report on dangerous conditions in Southern California warehouses caused by excessive heat. The article details how increasing temperatures and...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Featured
Featured Inlandboatmen’s Union tackles challenges, embraces opportunities at 25th Convention Delegates and guests met via Zoom for the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific’s (IBU) 25th Convention November 10-13. The convention sets the course of the IBU for the next...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured
Featured ILWU/ITF honored at 2021 Maritime Industry Salute On September 16th, the ILWU and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) were honored by the International Seafarers Center (ISC) of Long Beach-Los Angeles. Guy Fox, Chairman of the ISC welcomed...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured
Featured Local 19 Votes 93% in favor of LDC grain agreement Makes major progress in bringing foreign grain exporters in line with American employer Longshore workers from ILWU Local 19 who work at the Port of Seattle’s export grain terminal in the North Harbor voted...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured, Organizing
Featured Organizing Roll Call: Wild Lilac teachers present and ready to bargain As the pandemic drags on, most “frontline”/“essential”/”hero” workers can easily agree on at least one thing: it’s been a difficult slog. The teachers and support staff of preschools...
by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured
Featured ILWU President Willie Adams meets with President Biden to discuss supply chain crisis at historic White House meeting On October 11th, ILWU President Willie Adams received a call that he won’t soon forget: “First thing in the morning on Indigenous Peoples’...
by admin | Oct 21, 2021 | Featured
Featured ILWU Titled Officers, Coast Committeemen, and Executive Board sworn in The ILWU Titled Officers, International Executive Board members, and Coast Committeemen were sworn in for their 3-year terms on October 20th at the ILWU International Executive Board...
