by admin | Mar 8, 2011 | Featured
ILWU members from Locals 13, 63, 26 and 94 joined a delegation of 161 workers from Southern California who traveled to Madison, Wisconsin in late February to stand in solidarity with tens of thousands of students, parents, teachers, nurses and other community members...
by admin | Mar 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dear Editor, When he was running for office, President Obama said that he’d be willing to put on a comfortable pair of shoes and walk a picket line if working families needed his help. I think it’s pretty clear that we need his help now with all the antiunion attacks...
by admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured
As I write this column, working families and union members across North America – including many ILWU members – are coming under attack. Wisconsin is ground zero Most eyes are now focused on Wisconsin where the anti-union Governor, Scott Walker, has made his state a...
by admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured
ILWU Local 5, the union that represents Powell’s workers, is asking you to show your support for union workers. We invite everyone to join us for a shop-in at Powell’s online store on Tuesday, March 8th. Buy at least one book to show your support for union...
by admin | Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
A dockers’ union in an Egyptian port has won recognition from global terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT). The deal was won in the aftermath of the death of a crane driver and following two days of strike action. Workers at the Suez Canal Container Terminal,...
by admin | Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of students, pensioners, workers and allies visited dozens of Rite Aid stores around Valentine’s Day to talk with store managers about the problems many Rite Aid workers are having with the company. Rite Aid is trying to impose significant health insurance...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over 250 student activists from dozens of college campuses across the country converged at the Ohio State University in Columbus for their annual conference in early February. The United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) invited ILWU Vice President Ray Familathe to...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Now that the electoral victory in Oakland, CA has been won, the hard work for ILWU members is just beginning. Bay Area ILWU members continue to do their part working with the administration of Mayor Jean Quan to make Oakland a better place. ILWU members volunteered to...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Southern California harbor area won a major victory on February 1st, when the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to continue with the Main Deepening Channel Dredging project without delay. The project was supported by many in the harbor area including the...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of Rite Aid workers at the company’s giant Southwestern Distribution Center in Lancaster voted on Friday February 4th to send management a loud and clear message. By a 98% margin, workers rejected a company contract proposal that flopped in the shop because...
