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Union charges Costa Rica with CAFTA violations
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union filed a formal
complaint against the government of Costa Rica under the Central
American Free Trade Agreement, charging that Costa Rica is not
enforcing its own labor laws.
Read more here.
Posted July 26
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ILWU Canada urges end to port of Montreal lockout
ILWU
Canada is calling on the MEA to immediately end its reckless lockout of
employees who work at the port of Montreal.
Read more here.
Posted
July 23
Australian
dock fatality
Read the media release complilation here.
Dear
Friends and Comrades,
It
is with great regret that we once again
have to be the bearer of sad news.
We have
been informed that yet
another docker has sadly lost his life in the port of
Melbourne,
Australia, bringing the total figure to five for this year alone.
That
is five too many.
The safety
of workers must
be of paramount importance. These appalling accidents
are taking place across the globe, often against a
background of inadequate health and safety
legislations, with dockers paying the highest price.
This is yet
further evidence
that we must continue our relentless effort to do all in our power to
ensure
that all ports are safe places in which to work. A work that can only
be done
if we stand united.
Our
deepest sympathies go to our comrade's
family, friends and colleagues during these difficult times.
In
unity,
Frank
Leys
Posted
July
21
100th
Anniversary of Labour in Prince Rupert
ILWU is celebrating
this important anniversary with a march, picnic, and a dinner dance.
- Dinner & Dance - September 5, 2010
- March & Picnic - September 6, 2010
Everyone is welcome to attend. Call the
ILWU office if you have any questions.
Posted July
12
Helpful
information for preventing heat stress
3nd
Vice-President Al Le
Monnier found this
Center for
Disease Control and Prevention article on
the NIOSH web
site. He thought it would be a good information for ILWU members during
the hot summer months.
You can
visit the Center for Disease Control website directly at www.cdc.gov
Posted July
6
Bargaining
update - posted June 29
Greetings Brothers
and Sisters,
The
Union and employer committees met June 22 to 25, 2010.
The parties have not
reached an
agreement; therefore, the Special Mediators will now take some time to
consider
the position put forward by each party to resolve the outstanding
issues.
Failing either party agreeing to the other's proposition they will take
sometime to prepare a report. The mediators have requested a 30-day
extension
to their mandate. The Union has agreed. Therefore the mediators have
until July
30, 2010, failing an agreement on a resolution mechanism they will
report
to the Minister of Labour who will have 10 days to consider the
report. The Union will continue to update you.
Don't
believe rumors - Don't start
rumors.
In
Solidarity,
Tom
Dufresne
Posted June 29
Previously
posted updates and background information is available here.
30
percent increase in trade unionists killed
world-wide
The annual
survey of
trade union rights was released and the news
was not good.
According to the International Trade Union Confederation, 101 trade
unionists
were killed last year. And that represents a 30 percent increase on the
year before.
That even a single human being dies because they are members of a trade
union
is a tragedy. That 101 are killed in a single year is a moral outrage.
Information
reprinted
from LabourStart.
Posted June
16
Decent pensions are good for Canadians and their communities.
It's
our time to make a difference!
We
can't afford to wait. We need to fix our retirement income system now,
starting with an expanded CPP and an immediate 15% increase in the
Guaranteed Income Supplement for today's poorest seniors.
Get more information by reading the Canadian
Labour Congress's fact sheets - here.
- Call your Member of Parliament
Tell them you support the CLC’s position on phasing in the doubling of
the CPP. Ask them to support it.
- Call your Provincial Representative
and ask them to support the CLC’s proposed change to the CPP.
- Assist with the campaign, Sign up online now.
- Join the Facebook page “Retirement Security for Everyone”.
- TALK TO CO-WORKERS in your workplace
and ask them to call their MPs and provincial government
representatives. Ensure this campaign is discussed at your union
meeting.
- Write a letter to your local
newspaper.
Do it today and share this
information with your co-workers and friends.
Posted June 15
2010/2011 scholarship applications forms
are now available
Detailed scholarship policy information is available here.
Posted June 15
Errors
and omissions: a report on Canada's ports by Michael C. Ircha
Professor
Ircha’s report on Canada’s
ports
may contain some truth and insight but these are hidden by serious
errors of
fact and sweeping generalizations.
In spite of this, the
report seems to have been
endorsed by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association which
is
promoting it among policy makers in Ottawa.
Read
more here.
Posted
May 31, 2010
Occupational
Medicine Clinic available to
workers
The clinic is housed in the
Department of
Medicine at Vancouver General Hospital. It is a consultation service
for workers, community
physicians, WorkSafeBC and UBC faculty, staffed by physicians who
specialize in Occupational Medicine.
Clinic
consultants provide evaluations of
the risks emanating from chemical, physical or biological hazards in
the
workplace environment as well as guidance on looking after the
occupational
health and wellbeing of B.C. workers.
Read more here or find contact information and a map here.
Posted
May 31, 2010
ILWU Canada 2010
election results
The 2010
election results are available here.
Posted
May 10, 2010
ILWU
Canada supports Rio Tinto miners
Rio Tinto - the second
largest mining company in the world - has locked out nearly 600 of its
workers from ILWU Local 30 after trying
to force a contract ultimatum onto its workers.
On April 16, International Longshore & Warehouse Union members in
Vancouver, BC, Canada gathered on the sidewalks in front of the British
Consulate in support of the miners of the Rio Tinto borax mine in
Boron, California.
Read the story and see the video here.
Posted
April 19, 2010
Waiting
for your
security clearance? Here's how to check your status
Scott Weatherdon at Marine Security, Regulatory Affairs, advises that
at present, the established process
is for the TSC applicant to request their
enrolment center to check with the Security Screening Programs
branch
of Transport Canada.
Further, if the process noted
above does not produce an answer, he suggests contacting the Security
Screening
Office directly using the email address or number provided below and on
the at the
following website:
Today's ITF headlines:
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ITF
calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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regarding asbestos diseases. In fact, if there is medical evidence,
they will contact you via email or send an investigator to meet with
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17530 Vashon Highway
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Ph. 1.800.801.9450
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