Working on and around the docks is a dangerous job. So dangerous that in the last few days of 2009 two ILA members died while on the job.
David Wieland, 43, an ILA gang foreman in Local 970, was killed in Norfolk, Virginia, on December 22 when a straddle carrier dislodged a light pole, causing it […]

Read whole article below to see interview with our staff organizer about using texts on the docks.
Steward’s Corner: Txt & Tweet 2 Org & Inform (Labor Notes, December 2009)
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Online social media tools like Twitter are often dismissed as time-wasters for the procrastinator in all of us. But they’re also being harnessed for […]