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Month: February 2011

ILWU Local 13 endorses Janice Hahn for Congress

“Janice Hahn has been a champion for our issues, is battle-tested, and has always been a trusted friend of ILWU Local 13. In tough times like these, we need a Congressperson who will go to Washington and fight not only to...

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Peru ministry, US embassy team up

[NOTE: Peru is one of several Latin American countries in which dockworkers are fighting abuse by global terminal operators and their own governments. The ILWU Coast Longshore Division recently supported Callao dockworkers...

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The Case Against Short Sea Shipping

Despite the hype and false promises, SSS is an attack on our union jobs This article was published in the Winter 2010 issue of the Coast Longshore Division Newsletter. Most longshore workers, particularly those of us registered...

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Significant Coast Arbitrations, 2010

From the Winter 2010 issue of the Coast Longshore Division Newsletter. C-2-10 (appeal of SCAA-01-2010) This case addressed the contractual limitations on superintendents at marine terminal facilities. The Coast Arbitrator made...

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