by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Featured
Our union’s legislative staff in Washington are working with the International Officers to help ILWU families cope with the COVID-19 pandemic that’s causing so much death, job loss and economic hardship for working families. It didn’t have to be this way. Since Trump...
by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Featured
ILWU Local 5 is alive and well. Fighting for workers’ rights in many industries. In Veterinary Medicine, we are doing everything possible to support the effort to get vet workers included in the legislation for HERO pay! Be sure to sign and share the petition!...
by admin | Apr 10, 2020 | ILWU COVID Resources
Affected by COVID-19? Recently unemployed Reduced hours at work Sick with COVID-19 Family member sick with COVID-19 School or childcare canceled If any of the above apply to you, please visit the ILWU’s COVID-19 resource page: ...
by admin | Apr 3, 2020 | Featured, March 2020 Dispatcher
As The Dispatcher was going to press in March, the COVID19 virus had become a global pandemic, claiming 27,000 lives worldwide and making the US the most-afflicted nation on earth with 185,000 confirmed cases and a domestic death toll of 3,800 and rising. Washington...
by admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Featured
As the United States is grappling with a surge of COVID-19 cases, US maritime unions are on the frontlines aiding the government’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus. Last week, the government activated its two military hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and the...
