May 1st is International Workers Day (aka May Day), and the marine terminals in Oakland will be closed. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) take this day to recognize social injustice. However,...
MAKING A STAND
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and APM Terminal in Los Angeles square off over automation. To comply with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan, which pushes for zero...
NATIONWIDE WATERFRONT PEACE
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), the labor union representing dockworkers on the US west coast, approved a five-year contract extension last July, stretching their contract out to 2022....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY
We celebrated Harry Bridges' birthday earlier this week. He is the father of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), and his birthday is an ILWU holiday. With the exception of EverPort, all...
MAY DAY, MAY DAY
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BACK AT IT
After negotiations broke off in December over automation, the International Longshore Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are back at the table and are, reportedly, making good progress on...
ILWU ORGANIZING EFFORTS
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) has been focusing on organizing the superintendent role at marine terminals. This position has traditionally been a management function, but the union has been...
ILWU CONTRACT EXTENDED
We have good news to report: It looks like the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) will approve a three-year contract extension, thereby, taking the contract out to July 1, 2022. While it is not...
BLOODY THURSDAY
Forget what your calendar says. It is not Wednesday. Today is actually Bloody Thursday. It is the one day of the year the longshoremen will not work - in any capacity - on the waterfront. Bloody Thursday is always...
ILWU CONTRACT EXTENSION
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), which controls dock labor on the west coast, agreed to send its rank and file members a formal proposal to extend the contract until July 1, 2022. The...
AND THEY’RE OFF….
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) will sit down today and tomorrow to discuss an early contract extension. The current contract expires June 30,...
NEGOTIATE EARLY
We remember all too well the pains of the west coast labor negotiations in 2014/2015. It took nearly a year to finalize the contract and the US Labor Secretary's involvement to close the deal. The aftermath and clean...