by admin | Mar 19, 2015 | Featured
ILWU members in Portland joined other union and community activists on March 9 to protest the latest “free trade” agreement, called the “Trans-Pacific Partnership” (TPP). Corporate interests are trying to ram the deal through Congress using a process known as “Fast...
by admin | Mar 3, 2015 | Featured
Panama City, Panama – You see a lot of parked taxis in the parking lot at the Panama Ports terminal here. They’re not waiting to give rides to longshoremen. Dockworkers themselves are the drivers. Longshore wages in Panama are so low that after a shift driving a...
by admin | Mar 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Over 6,000 ILWU members and their families, along with community supporters and elected officials marched and rallied through the streets of San Pedro on January 22. The dramatic showing of unity and solidarity was organized by LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino to...
by admin | Mar 3, 2015 | Featured
It wasn’t quick or easy, but the ILWU Longshore Negotiating Committee reached a tentative agreement for a new 5-year contract with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on February 20th. ILWU International President Bob McEllrath praised the 16-member Negotiating...
by admin | Mar 2, 2015 | Featured
Hundreds of longshore workers, families, and community supporters held a nighttime rally and march in downtown Tacoma. The goal was to show unity and solidarity for a fair contract – and set the record straight about the companies’ role in causing port congestion and...
by admin | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
21 February 2015 The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has welcomed a tentative agreement struck between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new five-year contract covering workers at...
by admin | Feb 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 20, 2015) – The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union today announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports. The deal was reached with assistance...
by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
February 11, 2015 ILWU International President Robert McEllrath has released the following update on the contract talks with the Pacific Maritime Association.
by admin | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
ILWU statement from 2-19-15 on the re-opening of West Coast ports: “West Coast ports re-opened Monday morning after employers closed the docks for two days, increasing delays for customers needing containers. The union remains focused on reaching a settlement...
by admin | Feb 9, 2015 | Featured
The following photographs show, as ILWU International President Bob McEllrath said in a recent news release, that there are acres of asphalt waiting for the containers that sit on dozens of ships waiting to be unloaded at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and...
