by admin | Mar 5, 2014 | Featured, Solidarity, Uncategorized
PORTLAND, OR (MARCH 4, 2014) – On March 4, Central American port workers from the labor union Sindicato Gremial de Trabajadores del Muelle (SGTM) from Puerto Cortés in Honduras established a picket line in front of ICTSI’s Oregon’soperation at Terminal 6 in...
by admin | Feb 4, 2014 | Helping Our Community, January 2014 Dispatcher
Year after year, up and down the coast, ILWU members, pensioners and auxiliary clubs organize toy drives and donate their time and money to local charity groups who are helping to brighten the holiday for those who have fallen on tough times. Thousands of families...
by admin | Feb 4, 2014 | Featured, January 2014 Dispatcher, Solidarity
International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) – the rogue employer responsible for flagrant contract violations at the Port of Portland – is now expanding operations in Central America where murder, military repression, death threats and anti-union...
by admin | Jan 2, 2014 | Decemember 2013 Dispatcher, Events, Featured, Solidarity
Nelson Mandela, the first Black president of South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize winner, former political prisoner and leader of the African National Congress who became a world-wide symbol in the struggle against apartheid passed away on December 5th at the age of...
by admin | Jan 2, 2014 | Decemember 2013 Dispatcher, Featured, Remembering Our History
One-hundred and twenty lucky ILWU Longshore Division members attended an intensive 6-day “History and Traditions Conference” in San Francisco on December 1-6. The event was planned by the ILWU Coast Longshore Division’s Education Committee and featured a host...
by admin | Dec 21, 2013 | Decemember 2013 Dispatcher
On December 12, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announced that all work associated with maintaining refrigerated containers at the Port of Portland, Terminal 6, will be assigned to workers represented by ILWU Locals 8 and 40. Prior to the announcement, a small portion...
by admin | Dec 3, 2013 | In the News
From Longshore and Shipping News The Panama Canal Pilot’s union [which is an affiliate of the ILWU] says that it will defend the institutions of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) against any “external or internal” attack. The decision of the canal guild comes...
by admin | Nov 28, 2013 | Events, Featured, November 2013 Dispatcher
The ILWU held a conference on Nov. 3-7 in Seattle for local union secretary treasurers, trustees, and other officers and staff who are responsible for local union finances. The five-day event featured presentations from experienced union officers, staff and attorneys...
by admin | Nov 27, 2013 | November 2013 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
In October, Patrick Heide, former Local 6 Business Agent, visited the ILWU Library with his wife Janice and donated a significant collection of papers and memorabilia collected by his father, Paul Heide. A committed union activist, Paul Heide was a seaman in his early...
by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Events, Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, November 2013 Dispatcher
The Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU)—ILWU’s Marine Division—held a Towboat Caucus on November 5 and 6 in Seattle. The meeting was one of the first gatherings of IBU rank and file members from all towing units, said IBU President Alan Coté. Over three dozen members attended...
