Two drivers killed at work in Houston terminal
What we need to do to prevent further deaths

Twice this summer at the Maersk container operation in Houston, drivers have gotten out of their trucks to check on something and another driver has backed into them - both were killed. The first victim was a female ILA […]

Women at Houston Port Win a Round in Potty Wars
by Andrea Gardner, LWC member (published on the Labor Notes blog, 8/4/2010)
On the door it says “Women’s Room.” The lock is broken on the inside, so you walk in to a darkly painted, dimly lit room. The broken toilet seat is up and the bowl is […]

*** LOCKOUT ENDED *** http://cupe.ca/strikes/lockout-port-montreal
*** UPDATED 7/22 at 9pm *** CUPE Local 375 announced that the lockout will end on Saturday July 24. Members will be discussing and voting on the terms negotiated to end the lockout at a membership meeting on Friday July 23. The details of the settlement have not been released. […]

The South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Executive Council, the South-Eastern Dock and Marine Council and the West-Gulf Dock and Marine Council have all reportedly endorsed a proposal to reduce the frequency of the SAGCD Convention meetings from every two years to every four years.
Reportedly some members of the SAGCD Executive Council are concerned with […]

A truck driver in Houston, Texas, and member of ILA Local 28, Deborah McAlister, 55, died on the job earlier this week while working for Maersk-Sealand. She was pinned between her own truck and the truck in front of her, which backed up without realizing she was adjusting her numbers.
Members of the LWC health and […]

Repression Against a Longshore Union and an International Response

Costa Rica’s government replaced the democratically elected longshore union leaders in March after the elected leadership refused to go along with the government-mandated privatization of Puerto Limon and Puerto Moin.
At the February 2010 General Assembly of the International Dockworkers Council in Charleston, South Carolina, affiliates resolved to […]

The Fourth General Assembly of the IDC Meets in Charleston
(For more about this meeting, read this article by journalist JoAnn Wypijewski. This report was published in the March 1-15, 2010 issue (vol. 7, no. 5) of CounterPunch. JoAnn can be reached at jwyp@earthlink.net.)
Longshore representatives from twenty different countries met in Charleston, South […]

VIEWPOINT: Protect Our Jobs and the Environment
by Dione Barlow, ILA Local 1526, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(This will appear in the Spring 2010 Issue of Pier Pressure)
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From the shores of Portland, Oregon to the beaches of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and beyond, the efforts to both preserve our environment and […]

A “Members for Change” slate overwhelmingly won the election race for new officers in ILA Local 2047 in Lake Charles, Louisiana on March 26. Several of the new officers are members of the LWC.
The new leadership, which will take office mid-April, campaigned because they wanted to “build an honest union that represents all members.” Some […]

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LWC Membership Meeting & 10th Anniversary Commemoration
June 10-12, 2010, Savannah, Georgia
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GUEST SPEAKER:
Bill Lucy, Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees & Founder and President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.
MEETING TOPICS:
* Commemorating the LWC’s […]