by admin | Jul 30, 2012 | Solidarity
ILWU members joined other unions and community groups on Saturday, June 30 for a mega-march and rally in downtown Los Angeles that attracted thousands – the largest protest against Wal-Mart in U.S. history. Marchers did their best to blemish Wal-Mart’s 50th...
by admin | Jul 30, 2012 | July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Honoring the fallen: The Local 10 Drill Team stands at attention behind the ceremonial coffins representing Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise who were murdered by police on July 5, 1934 during the waterfront strike.Up and down the West Coast, ILWU members and...
by admin | Jul 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney has decided to re-try ILWU International President Bob McEllrath on September 26-28, after a jury failed to reach a verdict and judge declared a mistrial in the original trial held in late July. The charges stem from last year’s...
by admin | Jul 21, 2012 | Featured, July/Aug 2012 Dispatcher
Shovels broke ground on Friday, July 13 for a new dispatch hall that was first proposed almost 20 years ago to serve Local 13 members in Wilmington. The new building will be a first-class facility with 32,000 square-feet and a host of modern features. “This new hall...
by admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
PORTLAND, OR (July 19, 2012) — Yesterday’s decision by a Federal District Court in Portland confirms that longshoremen are being unfairly blamed for PMA member carriers leaving the Port of Portland in recent weeks, when the real offender is Philippines-based PMA...
by admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Featured
PORTLAND, OR (July 19, 2012) – After hearing four hours of testimony on July 19th, Judge Michael Simon rejected the bid of ICTSI and the Port of Portland to intervene in the micromanagement of waterfront operations. He rejected three of the four motions in federal...
by admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Helping Our Community
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by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs, Uncategorized
Los Angeles – Community and labor groups will conduct a protest in front of a troubled firm known as “Clean Harbors Los Angeles” on Friday, July 20 at 10 AM at 18025 South Broadway in Gardena, California. Clean Harbors has been the subject of complaints by the...
by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | June 2012 Dispatcher
Local 10 members, pensioners, friends and family gathered for an honorary lunch on June 20th to celebrate the 89th birthday of ILWU icon Cleophus Williams. International Secretary Treasurer Willie Adams presented a plaque to Williams, praising him as “A renaissance...
by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | Featured, June 2012 Dispatcher
Below is a list of the Programs and Policies passed by the ILWU’s 35th Convention held near San Diego, CA from June 4-8. Click on the links to download the full text of the resolutions (PDF). Resolution # C-1: CONVENTION LOCATIONS Resolution # C-2: IEB...
