by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Manny Armenta, a sub-district director for the United Steelworkers (USW) in Albuquerque, NM, was arrested on January 24, while on his way to meet with attorneys for the Mexican mineworkers’ union, Los Mineros. The USW has been supporting the mineworkers who...
by admin | Jan 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Representatives of the ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions) are meeting this week in San Francisco, CA at an event hosted by the ILWU. The ICEM is a global federation of trade unions representing composed of 467...
by admin | Jan 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
ILWU pensioners Herb Mills from Local 10 and Nick Granich from Local 34 attended a ceremony at San Francisco’s City Hall on May 13th, 2010, marking the 50th anniversary of a protest by students and trade unionists that changed history. In 1960, the United States was...
by admin | Jan 21, 2011 | Events
ILWU Locals 13, 63, and 94 invite you to attend… A special screening of the new documentary film about ILWU members by Joan Sekler “LOCKED OUT: THE STORY OF THE BORON MINERS’ STRUGGLE” Wednesday, February 16th at the Warner Grand Theatre 478 W. 6th...
by admin | Jan 21, 2011 | Events
Twelve-year-old Francisco Gaskin compares the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., and Harry Bridges and the longstanding support of ILWU Local 10 members to the civil rights struggle and to honorary Local 10 member, Martin Luther King Jr. The speech was given on...
by admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Featured
As we enter 2011, the Dispatcher takes a look back at some of the accomplishments and struggles that ILWU members faced in 2010. Breaking the lockout in Boron One of the largest mining companies in the world – Rio Tinto – tried to take out ILWU Local 30 members last...
by admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rite Aid workers, union activists and community supporters mobilized for a national “Day of Action” on December 15th to focus attention on the company’s disrespect for workers’ rights. Rite Aid workers in Lancaster, CA, Philadelphia, PA and Cleveland, OH are fighting...
by admin | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Year after year, ILWU members, Auxiliaries and pensioners assist families who are struggling through hard times, especially during the holiday season. With the prolonged recession that has hurt so many workers these past few years, the help that ILWU members gave...
by admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Featured
On the cold afternoon of December 4th, fourth generation Georgia- Pacific (G-P) employee Travis McKinney raised his voice above the frigid wind as he stood with close to one hundred of his co-workers, union allies and community supporters in front of the office at the...
by admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Surrey, British Columbia – The longshore brothers and sisters of local ILWU 502 came out to make a difference during the holiday season. Every year hundreds of pounds of food are collected at the union hall for the Surrey Food Bank. This year their initiate took...
