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 | April 2011 Dispatcher
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 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
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 | April 2011 Dispatcher, 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...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Local 10 member and beloved father, grandfather and husband, Adonis Delove Hope passed away at the age of 46. He was a 15-year ILWU member. Adonis loved being a longshoreman, and especially the camaraderie of Local 10 members. He will be missed by all. Memorial...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Featured
ILWU members joined workers across the country at rallies this spring to challenge politicians in Wisconsin and other states where working families and union members are under attack. Plans for the “We Are One” nationwide solidarity actions were hatched at a February...
by admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Featured, Take Action
An article by Mark Ames and labor reporter Mike Elk in the The Nation magazine has revealed that Koch Industries sent a letter to most of its 50,000 employees on the eve of the November elections, advising them on whom to vote for and warning them of the dire...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Events
Celebrate the Labor Archives and Research Center’s 25th Anniversary! May 1, 2011 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ship Clerks, Local 34, ILWU – 4 Berry Street (2nd and King Streets on the Embarcadero next to Giant’s Stadium) Bring your family for a day of music, poetry, and...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Allies
Mary F. Sammons, Chairwoman & Former Chief Executive Officer of Rite Aid, was profiled on the AFL-CIO’s Executive PayWatch site, a website dedicated to exposing the outrageous compensation given to CEO’s while workers’ wages decline and...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | April 2011 Dispatcher, Featured, Pensioners, Political Action
During the week of March 13, ILWU members from the longshore division, Local 142, Hawaii Longshore Division, Alaska Longshore Division, IBU, and pensioners gathered in Washington, D.C. to fight for issues of importance to ILWU members and all American workers. The...
