California’s shipping channels are in desperate need of dredging and maintenance. The money to do the work is in the Federal Harbor Maintenance trust fund, but the feds won’t release the nearly $6 billion in that...
Read More[See also: ILWU will challenge this morning’s unjust reward] The amount was $43,000 less than attorneys for the National Labor Relations Board had requested to cover damage at the terminal, law-enforcement overtime costs...
Read MoreFriday, U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton blasted the muddiness of the contract language [in EGT’s 30-year lease agreement with the Port of Longview], saying that both EGT and the port left the labor requirements vague...
Read MoreThe following was message of solidarity was sent on September 29 as longshore workers from around the world gathered in Baltimore: We, the women union leaders attending the ITF Women’s Leadership, Strategy and Organising...
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board had asked the court to fine the union more than $290,000 to cover the damages and expenses, such as overtime for law enforcement agencies. Leighton said he rounded down to be cautious and...
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