“Six months since the onset of COVID-19 we are now experiencing our first confirmed cases. Three members from Local 500 tested positive and are currently isolating however last week three of these workers wolfed jobs in Local 502 jurisdiction before symptoms has appeared,” the union’s website explained.
“With members traveling from ‘depressed ports’ and the foremen’s Local 514 working at multiple sites, this could spread like wildfire amongst the ranks of our ILWU families.”
What more, the union is also concerned about an international container ship that arrived at Deltaport last week which had two crew test positive for the disease, while several more are in isolation waiting for results.