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Danny Glover becomes honorary member Of ILWU Local 10 on Juneteenth

July 1, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
San Francisco actor and activist Danny Glover was made an honorary member of ILWU Local 10 on Juneteenth. All Bay Area ports were shut down on the day, and Glover and members of the ILWU […]
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Seattle longshore worker on the meaning of Juneteenth

June 28, 2023 Alia Lighter
The morning of June 19, 2023, Local 19 led a Stop Work action in honor of Juneteenth. June 19, 1865, the calvary rolled into Galveston, Texas, and freed those slaves after 2 1⁄2 years of […]
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Longshore workers to review proposed union contract

June 23, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
In June, the union contract dispute between 22,000 longshore workers in 29 ports on the West Coast — members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) — and the port bosses — the Pacific […]
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Teamsters fight for union rights

June 23, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
UPS Teamsters take a strike vote On June 12, the UPS Teamsters reported that 97% of the members voted to authorize a strike. The overwhelming unity of the members gives the union negotiating committee maximum […]
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Workers at Target attacked by far-right

June 10, 2023 Gregory E. Williams
Newsflash: The anti-LGBTQ+ bigots are anti-worker The far right’s agitation around corporate brands is not limited to boycotts and outlandish social media posts. They are harassing and threatening retail workers in person. When Target pulled […]
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‘Pride on the picket line’ for Writers Guild strike

June 9, 2023 Melinda Butterfield
“New York is a union town, the queers are here to shut you down!”  The chant rang out loud and strong through Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood on June 1, the first day of LGBTQ+ Pride […]
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UPS Teamsters start strike authorization vote

June 9, 2023 Sean Orr and Elliot Lewis
With the largest private sector labor contract in the United States set to expire on July 31 at midnight, the eyes of the American labor movement are on United Parcel Service (UPS) and the nearly […]
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ILWU to celebrate Juneteenth with a shutdown

June 4, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
Seattle port bosses fired the International Longshore and Warehouse (ILWU) Local 52 workers on the June 2 night shift and again on the morning shift, says Gabriel Prawl, a longshore worker and a leading member […]
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ILWU contract talks: Pandemic profits at the forefront

June 3, 2023 ILWU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2023CONTACT: [email protected] ILWU Remains Committed to Negotiating a Good Agreement for ILWU Workers as Contract Talks Continue Pandemic profits at the forefront SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 2, 2023) – The […]
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Cleophas Williams: My Life Story in the ILWU Local 10

June 2, 2023 Gloria Verdieu
 A book review  When I received this beautiful book from Delores Lemon-Thomas and Clarence Thomas, I could not wait to begin reading it. I had the honor of meeting and talking with Sadie Williams, […]