by admin | Jun 30, 2016 | Featured, Helping Our Community
An estimated 100 ILWU volunteers provided most of the labor and resources for a successful community clean-up effort in partnership with Oakland District 5 Councilmembers Noel Gallo on Saturday, May 14. The impressive turnout topped results from the previous clean-up...
by admin | Jun 30, 2016 | Featured, Political Action
Bernie Sanders’ Presidential campaign shocked the political establishment by morphing into a movement with clear working- class politics that inspired a new generation of young people and working families. Sanders won 12 million votes and scored victories in 22...
by admin | Jun 3, 2016 | May 2016 Dispatcher
ILWU activists convince City Council that port access is critical to the region’s jobs and economy A controversial plan to build a sports stadium in Seattle’s “South of Downtown” (SoDo) industrial area next to the Port of Seattle was rejected by the City Council on...
by admin | Jun 3, 2016 | Featured, May 2016 Dispatcher
Local 10 Drill Team members rolled out the red carpet to honor their longtime leader, “Captain Josh,” with a surprise party on April 30th that celebrated the Team’s 50th Anniversary. Captain Josh was completely surprised and nearly speechless when he entered the OVO...
by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | Featured, May 2016 Dispatcher, Political Action, Solidarity
Big rally in Portland Bernie Sanders’ decisive May 17 primary victory in Oregon was preceded by a May 3rd rally in Portland’s Shemanski Park that attracted more than 750 union members and community supporters. The rally was initially planned by Local 8 member Jeff...
by admin | Jun 1, 2016 | Featured, May 2016 Dispatcher
The Coast Longshore Division Caucus convened from April 18-22 in Panama City, Panama. This historic meeting was the first Longshore Caucus to meet outside of the United States or Canada. More than 100 caucus delegates, fraternal delegates, and pensioners attended the...
by admin | May 29, 2016 | Featured, In the News
From Random Length News It had been much rumored for weeks that presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders would come to San Pedro. The question was always when? Random Length News, with our close ties to the ILWU and the local Bernie campaign office, only found out...
by admin | May 2, 2016 | April 2016 Dispatcher
April 5-8th, 2016 ILWU Canada held their 34th convention at the Sheraton Guildford Hotel in Surrey, BC, Canada. In attendance were 110 delegates joined by 12 international delegates including ILWU International President Robert McEllrath, ILWU International Vice...
by admin | May 2, 2016 | April 2016 Dispatcher, Featured, Solidarity
Hours after the ILWU Executive Board’s endorsed Bernie Sanders for President on March 24, members were scrambling to help the union-friendly candidate who is who standing up for unions and the working class. During the next 48 hours, ILWU members heard union radio ads...
by admin | Apr 25, 2016 | April 2016 Dispatcher, Political Action
ILWU Local 13 member Vivian Malauulu scored an impressive election victory on April 12, defeating a well-connected incumbent and winning a seat on the Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees. Malauulu won nearly 60% of the tally – soundly defeating her...
