Allan Bérubé’s History of the Marine Cooks and Steward Union

TheLabor Archives and Research Center will celebrate its 26th anniversary with a program focusing on the work of noted historian Allan Bérubé.  Bérubé wrote the groundbreaking book “Coming Out Under Fire: Gays in the Military During World War II” and did extensive...

EGT and ILWU Sign Collective Bargaining Agreement

Longview, Washington – Today representatives from EGT, LLC and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) signed a collective bargaining agreement covering landside and shipside operations at EGT’s grain terminal at the Port of Longview.  The agreement,...

EGT and ILWU to Welcome First Ship on Tuesday

Longview, Washington – Today officials from EGT, LLC and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced the scheduled arrival of the first export vessel at the EGT terminal on Tuesday, February 7.  The ship’s arrival is an important milestone in the...
2011 Year in review

2011 Year in review

IBU members hold the line against Georgia Pacific In our January issue, the Dispatcher reported on 80 Portland-area warehouse workers who were fighting for safe jobs, healthy families and retirement security. At that time, they had been bargaining for a fair...
Helping homeless veterans

Helping homeless veterans

ILWU Local 13 members joined 200 other Southern California union members to raise $10,000 to help end homelessness for America’s veterans. The “Homeless Heroes Team,” sponsored by L.A. County Federation of Labor and Labor Community Services, AFL-CIO participated in...
ILWU waste workers organize to win better contracts

ILWU waste workers organize to win better contracts

When we take our garbage and recycling to the curb, most of us give little thought to what happens next. Two hundred ILWU members in the Bay Area waste industry are mobilizing to change that by making the public more aware – and their employer more accountable for the...