The following article was published in the Winter 2010 issue of the Coast Longshore Division Newsletter. If you’re a West Coast longshore worker, you probably already get information from your local union, the ILWU.org and...
Read MoreThis article was published in the Coast Longshore Division Newsletter, Winter 2010. Photos of the PCPA convention by Lewis Wright, ILWU Local 63 pensioner. Will Social Security be there for all of us when we retire? Has the fund...
Read MoreA bill was introduced on Thursday, urging California to make disaster plans in case global warming causes the sea level. “Our seas are rising from climate change, which poses unprecedented risks for homes, businesses and...
Read MoreHampton Affiliates might start shipping lumber from Port of Astoria facilities, Port Commissioner Bill Hunsinger reported at a meeting Tuesday night. Currently, lumber is shipped overseas by stuffing it into containers first and...
Read MoreUnions and business officials have hit out over claims that Newcastle’s bid for a container terminal was being sabotaged from within the Labor Party. Maritime Union of Australia Newcastle secretary Jim Boyle said he was...
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