by admin | May 23, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, May 2012 Dispatcher
Over 130 International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) members from Southern California demonstrated outside the offices of Harley Marine, Westoil/Millennium on Friday, May 4. The demonstration sent a clear message that the ILWU family is united in support of the...
by admin | May 23, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, May 2012 Dispatcher
After more than a year of bargaining and 48 negotiating sessions, members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union and 13 other unions reached a preliminary agreement with the Golden Gate Bridge District that will preserve affordable health benefits. The tentative agreement was...
by admin | May 20, 2012 | May 2012 Dispatcher
On May 8, members of the ILWU Local 12, Auxiliary 1 and Local 12 Pensioners proudly joined a picket line to support members of Local 3072, the Southwestern Oregon Community College classified employees. The Local 3972 members have been waiting more than a year for a...
by admin | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Garry Parsloe, President of the Maritime Union of New Zealand issued the following letter to supporters around the world, updating them on the status contract negotiations with the Ports of Auckland. Dear Supporter: It has been awhile since we contacted you but...
by admin | May 8, 2012 | Solidarity
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 8, 2012) — With USMX-ILA Master Contract negotiations well underway, ILWU International President Robert McEllrath issued a statement today reiterating the ILWU’s full support of union dockworkers on the East Coast. Recent media reports...
by admin | May 2, 2012 | Events, Featured
The website for the ILWU’s 35th convention has launched. Click here to visit the website to find out more information about that have been planned by the Southern California host committee. Visit the website at http://www.ilwuconvention.com/
by admin | May 2, 2012 | Helping Our Community, May 2012 Dispatcher
British Columbia, Canada – ILWU Local 502 has embarked upon their 2nd annual Children’s Hospital fundraiser. In just a few weeks they raised $15,000 and are well on their way to beat last year’s total of $20,502. A challenge has been issued to all groups and Unions...
by admin | Apr 25, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs, Uncategorized
Victoria Leon and Sergio Gonzalez have seen some nasty things at their work. The married couple from Oakland has been employed for the past five years at Waste Management’s Davis Street Transfer Station in San Leandro, where they sift through the stuff that East...
by admin | Apr 23, 2012 | April 2012 Dispatcher, Featured
Rio Tinto executives hoped to score points at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in London on April 19 by boasting that the global mining giant will supply the gold, silver and bronze used in Olympic medals at the London Summer Games. Instead, shareholders heard...
by admin | Apr 23, 2012 | April 2012 Dispatcher, Solidarity
By early April, union dockworkers were back on the job at the Port of Auckland, following an employer lockout that ended with an order by New Zealand’s Employment Court and a massive show of international solidarity that included help from the ILWU. “Many members of...
