by admin | Dec 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dear Brothers and Sisters, As you know, members of the Office Clerical Unit (OCU) of Local 63 of the ITF-affiliated International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been on strike since 27 November 2012. Dock workers have respected their picket lines,...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | In the News
Los Angeles CBS News affiliate KCAL9 aired this video last night of employers walking away from the bargaining table with the ILWU while the union was willing to marathon bargain in order to reach an agreement and reopen the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. KCAL...
by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | In the News
Attorneys representing workers in Walmart warehouses today announced the filing of a motion to add the retail giant as a defendant in an ongoing federal wage theft lawsuit. If successful, the motion would advance efforts by organized labor to punish Walmart for...
by admin | Dec 1, 2012 | In the News
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO news release: WASHINGTON, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) issues this statement on the contract impasse between TTD member International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union...
by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
The first meeting of the “Sustainable Recycling” campaign in Alameda County was a great success. With thirty-five attendees from eighteen (18) organizations representing a wide assembly of environmental, worker, community, immigrant rights, workplace health and...
by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | In the News
Two hundred workers from dozens of fast food outlets in New York City—including McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Domino’s, and Taco Bell—walked off their jobs Thursday morning to demand $15 an hour in pay and the right to form their own independent...
by admin | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
SACRAMENTO – California State Sen. Alan Lowenthal on Thursday released the following statement on the developing labor action at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles by workers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63 Office Clerical Unit...
by admin | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) released the following statement regarding the developing strike by clerical workers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63’s office at the Port of Los Angeles. “I am proud to...
by admin | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Union and employers confirm that the ILWU Local 63 Office Clerical Unit picket line is bona fide and that longshoremen have a contractual right to respect the picket lines SAN PEDRO, CA (November 29, 2012) – The ILWU-PMA Coast Labor Relations Committee that...
by admin | Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-38) released the following statement on the developing strike at the Port of Los Angeles by clerical workers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63’s office: “Having been a secretary...
