by admin | Feb 24, 2011 | Featured, Solidarity
61 workers from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, including 10 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), arrived at the Wisconsin Capitol Building in Madison in a show of solidarity from 850,000 union workers in LA County. The video...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
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 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Helping Our Community
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 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Fighting for Good Jobs
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 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Fighting for Good Jobs
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...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher, Solidarity
Representatives of the ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions) North America region met in San Francisco, CA on January 26-27th. In June 2010, at the ICEM North America region meeting, ILWU International Secretary...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher
Solidarity and determination to wage a long fight helped Dutch dockworkers (FNV Bondgenoten) to win back some of the benefits they lost when a giant insurance company, Aegon, tried to rip-off their pensions. On January 12, 2009, General Secretary Niek Stam brought a...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher
The ILWU has a long and proud tradition of fighting for civil rights. The membership has demanded a principled defense of civil rights and civil liberties for all workers, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or political point of view even when those stands were...
by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | February 2011 Dispatcher
Dozens of Local 30 members gathered on a cold evening outside Rio Tinto’s main gate to mark the one year anniversary of the 2010 lockout that began last year on January 31st. Members offered their thoughts as it grew dark, making it difficult to see who was speaking,...
by admin | Feb 18, 2011 | Solidarity
Tens of thousands of students, parents, teachers, nurses and other community members continue to take a stand for the fundamental collective bargaining rights of workers. That right is currently under attack by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who is pushing...
