Apr 29, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 29, 2010) — This morning, Costa Rica’s docks in Limón erupted in chaos involving police, union members and a reported 10,000 civilians, following a campaign by the Oscar Arias-led Costa Rican...
Read MoreApr 27, 2010
(This 1:29 video is in Spanish, but a translation is below.) In this little-seen but very important video, Costa Rican dockworkers unanimously vote to reject a massive payout in order to protect their country’s remaining...
Read MoreApr 23, 2010
“You cannot promote trade agreements in the Western Hemisphere as mechanisms to encourage countries to provide enforceable labor standards and at the same time stand idly by while the Costa Rican Government ousts the...
Read MoreApr 8, 2010
The dockers’ union that represents workers on the West Coast of the US has expressed support for Costa Rican port workers, who are defending their union rights and speaking up against privitisation. In a letter dated 24 March,...
Read MoreMar 30, 2010
Sunday’s issue of La Nación in Costa Rica sent a clear message from the ILWU Coast Longshore Division: That longshore workers worldwide are loyal to one another, and the ongoing abuse of the Costa Rican dockers’ union...
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