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 | 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 | Uncategorized
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 | Featured
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...
by admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Walter William Williamson, 92, President of Tacoma ILWU Local 23 in 1961, passed away March 28, 2011. He was one of the “voices in the wilderness” during his early years in Tacoma ILA Local 38-97. He was famous for his prodigious strength and work ethic on the job and...
by admin | Apr 15, 2011 | Featured
A 20 minute documentary, “In Unity There is Strength,” on ILWU Local 23 produced by Nancy Bourne Haley for Local 23 the recent 125th anniversary celebration of the the Tacoma longshore local is now available from Local 23 for $5 a copy PLUS SHIPPING (253-383-2648...
by admin | Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
A cemetery may seem like an ironic place to begin a celebration of the beginning of the Tacoma longshore local, but this is no ordinary cemetery. On the morning of March 22, Local 23 active members, pensioners, ILWU International President Robert McEllrath,...
by admin | Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
AFL-CIO took a strong stand against the U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement that is being aggressively pursued by the Obama administration. The trade agreement has been on hold because of the high level of assassinations . Specifically, 2,850 trade unionists have been...
