by admin | May 18, 2011 | Events
On July 9th at 1p.m. and 3p.m., the Labor Archives and Research Center in partnership with Flyaway Productions, choreographer , Jo Kreiter, and composer Pamela Z, will premiere Sympathetic. The Labor Archives commissioned Flyaway Productions to create a unique...
by admin | May 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
April 28th is Workers’ Memorial Day, a time to remember the thousands of workers killed on the job every year and the tens of thousands more who die of occupational diseases. The AFL-CIO is calling for strengthening of workplace safety laws in a new report: Death on...
by admin | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
The recent victory for Rite Aid workers in Lancaster, CA was featured on The Union Edge Talk Radio Show. Click here to listen to program in its entirety.
by admin | May 4, 2011 | Events
Two ILWU officials from Southern California will be honored at upcoming events. ILWU Local 13 President JoJo Cortez will be honored at the Miguel Contreras Cinco De Mayo Celebration by the LA County Federation of Labor. This event will take place on Weds, May 4 at 5...
by admin | Apr 29, 2011 | Events
ILWU members have been invited to participate in the 2011 Summer Institute for Union Women (SIUW)—four days of stimulating and challenging education, skill building, and solidarity in Honolulu, Hawaii. Participation is open to women from all ILWU units statewide. All...
by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
In a 1936 speech, President Franklin Roosevelt denounced the attempts by employers to coerce workers into voting for a candidate by threatening their jobs. That tactic is what the Koch Brothers have been accused of doing in a recent article published in The Nation by...
by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Events
Hosted by Washington-area ILWU Pensioners Clubs September 18-21, 2011 Double Tree Hotel Seattle Airport 18740 International Blvd. Seatac, WA 98188 For reservations call: 1-206-246-8600 Use the group code PCA. For more details download the attached registration...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dear Editor, I’ve been watching the situation in Wisconsin where thousands of working class families and union members are protesting in the capitol and marching on the streets against Governor Walker. Seeing this made me wonder how an anti-union Governor could...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
ILWU’s International Executive Board met April 7-8 in San Francisco where they approved a $10,000 donation for earthquake victims in Japan. Additional contributions of $10,000 came from the ILWU Longshore Division along with a generous $15,000 contribution from...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | Featured
Washington State Ferry workers have been getting a taste of Wisconsin-style anti-union attacks this year because some politicians in the Evergreen state have been scapegoating ferry workers as lazy, overpaid union members. Most ferry workers belong to the...
