ILWU

Thousands turn back Israeli ship from Oakland port

Press release from the Block the Boat Coalition, Aug. 19. For four days straight the San Francisco Bay Area community…

August 20, 2014

Action set to blockade Israeli ship in Oakland, Calif.

San Francisco Bay Area people and organizations in solidarity with Gaza announced “a massive and powerful ‘Boat Blockade’ for Aug.…

August 14, 2014

Oakland, Calif., community commemorates Oscar Grant

Oakland, Calif. — The mall area of the Fruitvale Bay Area Rapid Transit Station here reverberated with the speeches and…

January 9, 2014

Truckers strike Oakland, Calif., port

Oakland, Calif. -- Truckers held a work stoppage at the Port of Oakland the morning of Nov. 27. About 200…

December 6, 2013

Two workers die as BART management operates trains during strike in California

Oct. 19 — With the strike by the Bay Area Rapid Transit workers in only the second day, two BART…

October 20, 2013

Funcionario sudafricano presenta premio a activista sindical del ILWU

El siguiente comunicado de prensa fue emitido por el Sindicato de Estibadores y Trabajadores de Almacén Seccional 10 (ILWU por…

March 27, 2013

ILWU fights global grain giants

Hundreds of International Longshore and Warehouse Union members and supporters rallied March 8 in Vancouver, Wash., then marched to the…

March 22, 2013

U.S. Coast Guard to back grain bosses again

The ongoing struggle of longshore workers at grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest seemed back-burnered since International Longshore and Warehouse…

February 14, 2013

Pacific Northwest longshore workers reject cutbacks

International Longshore and Warehouse Union locals in the Pacific Northwest continue to work at terminals owned by the Grain Handlers…

January 4, 2013

Trabajadores/as cierran Puerto de Oakland

‘Estamos decididos/as a obtener un contrato justo’ Oakland, California — ¡“Piquete es para no cruzar”! gritaban los/as trabajadores/as en huelga…

December 13, 2012