ILWU

TWSC: SYNDICALISM CLOGS THE PATH

The Transport Workers Solidarity Committee, composed of a handful of retired workers, some actually from the ILWU, convened a well-attended meeting (mostly by long term leftists) in SF on Tuesday, March 31st, at the church across the street from ILWU HQ. This followed the ILWU caucus to discuss and review the current tentative agreement (TA)…

Bankrupt IAM International Leadership Betrays Boeing Workers

Bankrupt IAM International Leadership Betrays Boeing Workers In yet another significant major defeat for organized labor, the top leadership of the International Association of Machinists (IAM) in secret negotiations with Boeing, reopened the contract and shoved through a vote of the membership to accept devastating concessions.  Devastating not only for the Boeing workers but for…

MOBILIZE ALL OF LABOR TO DEFEND LONGSHOREMEN!

Mobilize all of labor to defend Longshoremen!  Obama/Solis/Government hands off the ILA! Smash Taft-Hartley strike-breaking through all-out working class struggle!  ILA/ILWU unite to shut down the ports on all three coasts! The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has been in negotiations with the USMX (United States Maritime Alliance) bosses for the last several months.  No contract…

Which way forward for the Oakland Port Workers Assembly

How can the Oakland Port Workers Assembly support the SEIU 1021 strike-building the class wide solidarity needed to win a non-concessionary contract?   We have seen many one day strikes (the CNA makes a regular practice of using them as do the European trade unions) and they do not result in winning contracts. In fact, they are…