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...
by admin | Jul 11, 2012 | Helping Our Community
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today, the Coast Longshore Division of the ILWU presented a $250,000 check to the Booker T. Washington Community Service Center in support of its expansion efforts. Last June the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a plan to demolish and...
by admin | Jul 11, 2012 | June 2012 Dispatcher, Pensioners
Board members of the Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA) met in San Diego on Sunday, June 10, following the ILWU convention. The first order of business tackled by the board was to issue a charter for the newly-formed San Diego Pensioners group. “It’s always a...
by admin | Jul 11, 2012 | Featured, March 2012 Dipatcher
Following the ILWU International Convention, the union’s Longshore Division convened a Caucus attended by delegates elected from Longshore, Clerk and Foremen Locals on June 11-15 at the Del Coronado Hotel near San Diego. The 88 Caucus delegates debated important...
by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Events
Save the Date! September 10 – 12 • San Pedro, CA The PCPA Convention will be held in San Pedro, CA September 10 – 12 at the Double Tree Hotel; 2800 Via Cabrillo Marina; San Pedro, CA 90731. Reservations can be made by calling (310) 514-3344, or (800) 222-8733. The...
by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | June 2012 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Avelino “Abba” Ramos passed away in Richmond, CA on June 5th at the age of 78. Ramos was a dedicated unionist and organizer who gave years of service to the ILWU in Hawaii and California. When word of his death reached the 35th ILWU Convention, a moment of silence was...
by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs
About 25 members of ILWU Local 12 held an informational picket outside the Southport Lumber Company mill on the North Spit in Coos Bay on Monday, July 9th. ILWU members are protesting the company’s bid to undercut wages and cut staffing at a newly renovated barge...
