The Longshore Workers’ Coalition now has a real office and office phone/fax.
Office equipment needed! In a conscious effort to keep operating costs low and maximize funds for the deep-sea contract campaign and other organizing efforts, the LWC will gladly accept any in-kind donations of computers, printing and phone equipment. Contact Marsha at the number below. […]

  Ron Carey, a former UPS driver and Teamster president who set the standard for union leaders for courage and honesty and transformed the leadership of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters died on December 11 at age 72.
Carey toppled mob rule in the Teamsters and became the International Union’s first democratically elected General President once […]

Are you an ILA member and are you having trouble getting your Transportation Worker Identification Credential?
Click here for some initial resources: a TWIC Guide and a TWIC Know Your Rights flyer.
If you still need assistance, contact the LWC and we will try to help.
LWC Contact:
Marsha Niemeijer
Tel.: 718-865-8782
Email: marsha@lwcjustice.com

Fellow Longshore Workers’ Coalition members won office in local union elections recently in ILA Local 24 in Houston, Texas and ILA Local 1422-A in Charleston, South Carolina.
“It just bothered me to see people get abused. People are afraid to come forward to discuss their problems so I just felt compelled to run for office,” said […]