by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Solidarity
The United Steelworkers (USW) and its global allies are hailing the end of Rio Tinto’s six-month lockout of aluminum smelter workers in Alma, Quebec, as a great victory for the workers and their supporters around the world. A collective agreement that will run...
by admin | Apr 23, 2012 | April 2012 Dispatcher, Featured
Rio Tinto executives hoped to score points at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in London on April 19 by boasting that the global mining giant will supply the gold, silver and bronze used in Olympic medals at the London Summer Games. Instead, shareholders heard...
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 | 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...
