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...
by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Featured, June 2012 Dispatcher
These remarks were prepared by President McEllrath for the 35th ILWU Convention that took place on June 4-8 at the Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego, CA. He began by appreciating the International officers who stood by him during three years that were full of...
by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Surrey, British Columbia – ILWU Local 502 raised $31,502 for the Children’s Hospital and presented the cheque on the annual Telethon in front of millions of viewers on live TV. The number of contributors and the donation amounts keep increasing as several members...
by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Solidarity
The United Steelworkers (USW) and its global allies are hailing the end of Rio Tinto’s six-month lockout of aluminum smelter workers in Alma, Quebec, as a great victory for the workers and their supporters around the world. A collective agreement that will run...
by admin | Jul 3, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, June 2012 Dispatcher
On Wednesday, June 13, the employer group the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the ILWU jointly filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against Philippines-based ICTSI, which operates Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland, for violating the longstanding collective...
