Coast Contract

Militant Trade Unionism Or Business Unionism-Which Way For The ILWU?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn60eLU31sM
On March 31, 2015 in San Francisco, a forum was held on the the growing attacks on the ILWU and the struggle over the proposed Coast Contract. Participants reported on the continuing concession contracts at ILWU Local 30 Boron, EGT in Longview and the Northwest grain contract and the ramifications on the Coast contract.
Speakers Included
Dan Coffman, past president ILWU Local 21 Longview

ILWU Longshore Caucus delegates vote to recommend tentative agreement to membership for ratification vote
http://www.ilwu.org/ilwu-longshore-caucus-delegates-vote-to-recommend-te...
• APRIL 3, 2015 11:59 AM

WW3-3 1-15 Oakland Teachers Rally, ILWU Coast Contract Dangers And SF City Worker Active and Retirees Win Part Court Victory
WW3-3 -15 Oakland Teachers ILWU Coast Contract SF City Worker Pensions
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio/ww3-3-15-oakland-teachers-ilwu-coa...

Will the new agreement weaken the ILWU?
http://socialistworker.org/2015/04/01/will-the-new-deal-weaken-the-ilwu
Darrin Hoop analyzes the ILWU's tentative agreement with the West Coast shipping bosses as the deal is debated by union delegates at a meeting in San Francisco.

April 1, 2015

Containers stacked up at the Port of Long Beach

ILWU Longshoremen maintain clout in era of globalization and automation
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dockworker-pay-20150301-story.html...
The continued strength of the longshoremen's union was made evident in the recent labor dispute at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times)
By CHRIS KIRKHAM AND ANDREW KHOUR