by admin | Jan 4, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs
January 3, 2012 To: All Longshore, Clerk, and Walking Boss/Foreman Locals Brothers and Sisters: We are currently engaged in a labor dispute with one of our employers, EGT, in the Pacific Northwest. EGT continues to refuse to return to the negotiating table with Local...
by admin | Nov 23, 2011 | November 2011 Dispatcher
On October 28th, The Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition, composed of 15 unions that represent workers on the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Ferry and Golden Gate Transit, held an informational picket outside of the Golden Gate Bridge District Board of Directors...
by admin | Nov 23, 2011 | Featured, November 2011 Dispatcher
After months of battling the billionaire Koch brothers on the warehouse floor, in the streets and at the bargaining table, IBU members have reached an agreement with Koch-owned Georgia-Pacific at the Kelly Point warehouse in Portland. As part of the national corporate...
by admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 22, 2011) In response to recent third-party announcements that community activists will attempt to shut down various West Coast marine terminals on December 12, 2011, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) sent a memo to its...
by admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Featured, November 2011 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
Labor archives are playing a central role in preserving working people’s history, supporting related research, and educating people about the importance of unions in shaping the political and social landscape in the US. From its earliest days, the ILWU has understood...
by admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, November 2011 Dispatcher
The ILWU is taking steps to safeguard dockworkers and the public from thousands of potentially explosive refrigerated shipping containers that have been arriving from overseas ports. Killings spark company report The ILWU first learned about the hazard on October 20....
by admin | Nov 21, 2011 | November 2011 Dispatcher, Political Action
The ILWU Southern California District Council (SCDC), held its annual election of officers in October. The SCDC coordinates political and legislative affairs in conjunction with ILWU locals between Fresno and San Diego. Cathy Familathe, an ILWU Local 63 marine clerk,...
by admin | Nov 20, 2011 | November 2011 Dispatcher, Political Action
The ILWU endorsed Norman Solomon for California’s 2nd Congressional District. That seat has long been held by Representative Lynn Woolsey who will be retiring. The congressional district stretches from the north anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge and up the entire...
by admin | Nov 20, 2011 | November 2011 Dispatcher, Political Action
Over 90 Southern California union members from over 40 unions traveled to Columbus, Ohio to assist in defeating ballot measure, “Issue 2,” which would have upheld a controversial state law restricting collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. The measure...
by admin | Nov 19, 2011 | Featured, November 2011 Dispatcher, Pensioners
The PCPA convention was a huge success. Although the turnout was good, more pensioners should have attended. At the PCPA Executive Board meeting that preceded the convention there was discussion relating to the lack of membership diversity. There is a real...
