Contract Fight/Info

Democracy in the ILA

• One Member - One Vote Flyer 01/29/05 (PDF 260kb) - Members coast wide speak on why we need direct election of our officers. LWC.
• One Member - One Vote Petition 01/04/05 (PDF 80kb)- Download a copy of the Longshore Workers Coalition's new petition demanding democracy in our union.

Vote Protest Flyers

• Flyer About Court Decision And Corrupt Vote 10/05/04 (PDF 664kb)
• The Fight for a Fair Contract Vote and Democracy in the ILA 7/15/04 (PDF 275kb)
• ILA Results Protest Flyer 6/04 (PDF 291kb)
• Petition to demand a revote 6/04 (PDF 79kb)

Contract Flyers

• Vote No Flyer 4/04 (PDF 482kb) - A flyer containing an overview of the new tentative agreement and the reasons why it is a weak contract.
• Wage Bridge Flyer 5/04 (PDF 260kb) - A flyer comparing our wages and benefits to the West Coast. Argues we should have equal pay for equal work.
• Health Care Flyer 5/04 (PDF 1006kb) - A flyer outlining the changes in our healthcare plan and why we should fight for full benefits.
• Get Out The Vote Flyer 6/04 (PDF 209kb) - A reminder flyer about our contract vote.

Contract Related Information

• ILWU Resolution to support the ILA in 2004 Negotiations
• Demand a fair vote letter 4/04 (MSword 24kb) - A sample letter demanding a fair vote from the ILA.
• Bowers response letter 5/04 - PDF (59kb)   gif (49kb)  - ILA President, John Bowers' response, giving the rules that supposedly governed our contract vote.
• Full copy of ILA-USMX tentative agreement for a new contract 3/21/04 (PDF 2023kb)

Contract Summary and Analysis

• Contract Summary and Analysis

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