by admin | Sep 16, 2011 | Featured
The global supply chain has many important links including dockworkers on the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada. But three thousand miles to the south, the Panama Canal remains one of the world’s most vital links and an essential group of workers there has just...
by admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Local 23 was honored by the City of Tacoma with the 2011 “City of Destiny” award. The members of Local 23 have long been active in a variety of projects to help make Tacoma a better place. Members and pensioners have been active every month since 1984 at St. Leo’s...
by admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Featured
ILWU Local 6 member Arturo Lobato spoke to members of Congress who gathered in Oakland for a town hall meeting on August 16th. The event, called “Speak Out for Good Jobs Now,” was held at the Acts Full Gospel Church in East Oakland. Lobato spoke to House Minority...
by admin | Sep 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
The International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO joins in solidarity with our Sisters and Brothers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in condemning the attack by police in riot gear on hundreds of ILWU member-protesters in Washington State...
by admin | Sep 9, 2011 | Featured
Local 6 members at the RockTenn recycling facility in Oakland went on strike for several hours early in the morning on August 30th after the company refused to bargain fairly for a new contract. Workers made the decision to strike after unfair labor practice...
by admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Featured
8 September 2011: The ITF has condemned the detention yesterday of ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) president Bob McEllrath while attending a protest in Vancouver, Washington, USA. He and other ILWU members were defending the job rights of workers...
by admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of port workers stood on railroad tracks today at 4pm, blocking a train carrying grain to a foreign-owned loading facility in Longview, Washington. Workers took action to protest the failure by big grain companies to honor agreements with the local...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
ILWU local 502 finally ended their fundraising drive for the Vancouver Children’s Hospital. Their grand total was $20,502. This successful drive was beyond expectation and was followed by a live presentation on TV in front of millions of viewers during prime time and...
by admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
From the Huffington Post: “A tax haven . . . has one of three characteristics: It has no income tax or a very low-rate income tax; it has bank secrecy laws; and it has a history of noncooperation with other countries on exchanging information about tax...
by admin | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
During the July 4th weekend, ILWU members in Los Angeles displayed their patriotism and solidarity at 13 local supermarkets. Teams of workers and officers from ILWU Locals 13, 63, 94 and the Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU) sent delegations to 13 Ralphs, Vons, and...
