Stop Work Meeting
February 4, 2010 - 7:00 p.m.
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ILWU Local 30 (Boron) Locked Out
On Sunday, January 31st, Borax/Rio Tinto locked-out nearly 600 ILWU members in an ttempt to force workers to accept a concessionary contract that would destroy their Union. The International has set up a fund to help Local 30 members win their fight. Make checks payable to ILWU with "Local 30" in the memo portion of the check and send to the International ILWU at 1188 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109.
Members of Local 13, along with other area Locals went to Boron to show their support for the ILWU Local 30 members locked out.
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Please click on the title below to view a video by CNN featuring Local 13 workers.
Longshoremen Struggle to Find Work
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Local 13 is urging its members to contribute to the Boot/Shoe Drive on behalf of the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. The Drive is taking place at Local 13 in the Longshore Dispatch Hall from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday, February 8, 2010. You may also bring your donations to the Memorial hall during the Class A and Class B meetings.
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ILWU Local 13 picks San Pedro for new home
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About Local 13
Local 13 represents almost 20,000 part- and full-time longshore workers who discharge cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Local 13 is the largest ILWU local on the West Coast with over 7,000 registered members. Membership continues to grow as the cargo volume crossing our local docks makes these two ports the busiest seaport complex in America.
We move the world's goods, one container at a time, millions of time a year.