by admin | Oct 30, 2010 | Featured
The fight to save Social Security was a central theme at the annual ILWU pensioners’ convention, held this year in San Francisco. The convention delegates heard from experts and ILWU officials about the planned assault on the program and after the November elections,...
by admin | Oct 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
ILWU members from Southern California joined a caravan of more than 500 union members who traveled by bus from Los Angeles to Phoenix on July 29th where they marched and rallied against Arizona’s new immigration law – and learned about a new anti-union ballot measure...
by admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
On Friday, August 27th, ILWU Local 5 will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a “Rock Out To Walk Out” event. It is also the CD release of the Little Red Album Volume 1, a compilation made up of rank and file workers writing new music to classic union songs...
by admin | Oct 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Rank-and-file leaders and elected officers from across the ILWU gathered in San Diego from September 20th-25th to attend a series of workshops, seminars and to collaborate on interactive group projects. The goal of the week-long Leadership, Education and Development...
by admin | Oct 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Pacific Coast Pensioners Association (PCPA), representing ILWU retirees and their spouses, held its annual convention this year in San Francisco, from September12-15. Local 10 retiree, and San Francisco Pensioners Club President, George Cobbs, hosted the event....
by admin | Oct 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
by admin | Oct 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
ILWU Local 13 Safety and Benefits Officer Dave Beeman accepted the AQMD “Promoting Good Environmental Stewardship” award at the Air Quality district’s 18th annual “Clean Air Awards” held Oct. 12th, 2010 at the Biltmore Hotel, in Los Angeles. The union was singled out...
by admin | Oct 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
On March 22, 1986 the Tacoma local held their first memorial service for the 1886 founding members as well as for pensioners, widows and actives who passed away in 1986. Dozens of old timers and actives from Tacoma and Seattle attended. Every March 22 since 1986,...
by admin | Oct 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of the tasks I perform is keeping in touch with pensioners from other unions from here in the US and from other nations. I’ve learned not all of them have the same level of support from the active workforce that we in the Pacific Coast Pensioners Association...
