by admin | Dec 10, 2010 | December 2010 Dispatcher, Remembering Our History
G. Johnny Parks died on November 27, 2010 after a distinguished life of service to his union, nation and community. Parks was born on January 31, 1922 and raised in Oregon’s rough-and-tumble lumber camps during the Great Depression. He joined the Navy in 1940 where he...
by admin | Dec 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
On Sept. 17th ILWU Local 13 members held their official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at their new office building in San Pedro. Several elected officials were on hand to participate in the event and officially welcome Local 13 into their new home. From...
by admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Fighting for Good Jobs, November 2010 Dispatcher
The nation’s most effective student action network, United Students Against Sweatshops, launched a campaign on October 29th in eight major cities that aims to make Rite Aid executives more respectful toward employees – including better treatment for the 550 workers at...
by admin | Nov 27, 2010 | November 2010 Dispatcher, Political Action
Anti-union politicians scored dramatic gains across the country in the November 2nd elections, signaling new dangers ahead for working families and union members. While there were some important victories by pro-union candidates and ballot measures on the West Coast,...
by admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Helping Our Community, November 2010 Dispatcher, Political Action
Hundreds of union and community supporters rallied in Oakland on Saturday afternoon, October 23rd at an event attended by ILWU members from Locals 6, 10 and 34 to seek justice for Oscar Grant, an unarmed African-American man killed by a BART transit police officer in...
by admin | Nov 25, 2010 | December 2010 Dispatcher
On November 6th, ILWU Local 30 held a family day celebration at the union hall, an event which Local #30 President David Liebengood hopes will become an annual event. The Local 30 family day kicked- off in the parking area of the union hall at 10a.m. Approximately 200...
by admin | Nov 20, 2010 | Fighting for Good Jobs, November 2010 Dispatcher
Oct. 30th was a big night for families in Boron. Approximately 300 people came to see the new documentary film, “Locked Out 2010,” which premiered at the Boron High School on a chilly fall evening that failed to deter the big crowd. There was free popcorn, juice, and...
by admin | Nov 20, 2010 | Featured, November 2010 Dispatcher, Political Action
ILWU members in the Bay Area put a tremendous volunteer effort into the campaign of Oakland City Councilwoman Jean Quan who ran for Mayor of Oakland on November 2nd. ILWU members phone banked, walked precincts, put up yard signs, did data entry for the cam- paign, and...
