by admin | Nov 15, 2012 | Featured, November 2012 Dispatcher, Solidarity
When the Liberian-flagged vessel “Sider Pink” docked in Sacramento on October 9th to take on a load of rice for Libya, it seemed like a routine call. But controversy soon surrounded the ship, triggering action by Local 18 longshore workers and involving inspectors...
by admin | Sep 28, 2011 | Solidarity
Dutch dockers staged a solidarity action in support of ILWU Local 21 members fighting for good jobs at the EGT grain terminal in Longview, WA. About a dozen Dutch dock workers staged a protest outside of an STX Pan Ocean ship on Sept 27. The South Korean company is...