ILWU Local 53 and Teevin Bros. spearhead donation to homeless students
From left, Jerry Ashby, president of TPT US Limited; Yale Fogarty, ILWU Local 53 president; Eric Oien, general manager of Teevin Bros.; Katey Townsend, HELP coordinator; and Steve Cullen, manager with...
View ArticleRIF thanks ILWU Local 21 for giving ‘for many years without fanfare or hype’
Recent letter to the editor at The Daily News in Longview, Washington: Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) of Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties expresses our sincere gratitude to the International Longshoremen’s...
View ArticleILWU member leads effort to help others left behind on harbor area streets
From the ILWU Dispatcher: David Gonzales, ILWU Local 26. Photo by Slobodan Dimitriov.Local 26 member David Gonzales is leading an impressive but quiet effort with other volunteers in Wilmington who...
View ArticleILWU members help public radio survive in Alaska
Alaska Public Radio benefits from ILWU member contributions. Radio station KUCB provides essential news and information for a diverse community in a remote part of Alaska where natives, newcomers and...
View ArticleStranded Hanjin crew receives load of Christmas cheer that includes pig,...
The B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Victoria Filipino Canadian Association organized care packages for the crew, some of whom have been...
View ArticleTacoma Longshoremen and Pensioners’ gift sends 5th-graders to camp
From Key Peninsula News: camp picEmily Reaney, 10, of Lakebay raised $5,000 for her fifth-grade class to attend a three-day, two-night Environmental Learning Class at Camp Seymour. Emily’s grandfather,...
View ArticleLongshoremen donate generously to BC Children’s Hospital
ILWU Longshoremen donate generously to BC Children’s Hospital From Surrey, BC newspaper The Link: The generosity of the local longshore union hit a record high. ILWU 502, based in Surrey, raised...
View ArticleInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union donates $20,000 to help victims...
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, expressing sadness about the devastation and hope for rebuilding, has donated $20,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. In a letter sent to the...
View ArticleILWU local 502 raises $51,502 for BC Children’s Hospital, bringing total to...
ILWU Local 502 Presents a generous donation to BC Childrens Hospital. From the Voice Online: The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 502 raised $51,502 for the BC Children’s Hospital,...
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