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Report from Convention:
LWC sets ILA Negotiating Agenda at Convention
What Will It Take to Win Justice in 2010?
No Democracy - LWC Demands Direct Elections
LWC Nominates Member in Protest of Election Process
Mismanagement of Union Funds
No Mob Rule - No Government Rule
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After 8 years of struggle, the LWC forced the ILA leadership to adopt three main principles for the union in bargaining, enforcement and organizing.
LWC members and sympathizers reintroduced resolutions that had been presented at past conventions. This time, however, several of them passed. The difference is that the membership of the ILA has been informed […]

Convention resolutions are a start but they are not enough. We can judge the progress of our union by the following:
Communication: We must have constant information about what the union plans to do during bargaining. With feedback from the membership.
Corporate Campaign: We no longer bargain with shipping interests, we are bargaining with banks and pension […]

Once again ILA leaders lacked vision and voted down a LWC resolution calling for direct election of officers. The resolution would have meant that every union member would get to vote for their officers by secret ballot. Leaders would have to campaign for your vote in the region they seek to represent.
This would strengthen our […]

The below was a speech given by an LWC member to nominate a candidate against the uncontested election of ILA officers.
In the spirit of democracy, we must have the courage and stand for what is right not what is politically convenient.
Charles Brave Jr. has always stood for justice, democracy, ending the wage tiers, safety and […]

Our officers continue to collect more salaries and benefits than most other comparable unions in the county.
Feeding at the troth
Although John Bowers left the ILA in a financial crisis, he will retire collecting half his salary as a “President Emeritus.” This will be around $225,000. In addition, he will be eligible to collect a pension […]

The LWC believes we should have direct elections and allow our membership to clean up our own house. We want a honest union run by the members, not the mob or the government.
During the convention, there was lots of talk blaming the governments Racketeering case for the financial situation of the union. If this was […]

The LWC is a movement of ILA members and retirees organizing to build a stronger and more democratic longshore union.