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LATEST NEWS AND ACTION

Friday 10 February: EGT and ILWU Sign Collective Bargaining Agreement>>

Tuesday 7 February: Victory for the Longview dockers!
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and EGT welcome the first vessel at the Longview EGT grain terminal >> This marks the strengthening of a partnership between the two after resolution of a long running dispute over EGT employment of non-ILWU workers.

Unions all over the world helped the Longview dockers to reach this point through solidarity action which you can view in the photos below.

View the Longview dockers dispute Flickr photo set here>>

25 January: ITF welcomes "tentative" agreement in Longview dockers dispute >>

07 October: Court rules that EGT was 'acutely aware' of ILWU Local 21 Working Agreement in lease agreement with Port of Longview >>

27 September: Dockers in Ghent, Belgium hold solidarity action when STX Ocean Lord is in port >>

27 September: ILWU president surrenders to law enforcement with support from East and West Coast longshore leaders, says sheriff should stop abusive arrests of union members >>

26 September: Members of the Korean Dockers’ Union protest at the port of Busan when STX Melbourne docks.

24 September: Indian dockers at the port of Kandla protest when STX Hero comes into port.

Find out about the background to the Longview dockers' dispute here >>

Watch footage related to the Longview dockers' dispute here >> and here >>

The ITF is calling on affiliated unions worldwide to support members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union , ILWU, who believe that EGT, the operator of the grain terminal in Longview, Washington, USA, is in breach of it’s contract with the port by employing non-ILWU members.

What you can do?

It is vital that the union receives support in their struggle to safeguard good jobs for local people in Longview.

Your expressions of solidarity and support are appreciated. Please make your position clear by:

1. Sending a message of solidarity to the ILWU here >>

2. Letting the ITF know about your actions - send images and reports to dockers@itf.org.uk

Watch a message of solidarity from the Maritime Union of Australia to the Longview dockers here >>

Read messages of solidarity with the Longview dockers:

Letter of solidarity from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)

Letter of solidarity from Panama

Letter of solidarity from Norway

Letter of solidarity from Canada

Message of solidarity from ITF women's leadership conference

Letter of solidarity from Teamsters

Documentos afines :
ILWU press release 21.9.11 (94kb DOC)
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ILWU press release 22.9.11 (98kb DOC)
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ILWU civil rights doc (79kb PDF)
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Letter from Harold Daggett at the ILA (775kb PDF)
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Letter from the Panama Union (191kb PDF)
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Letter from the Norwegian Union (267kb PDF)
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ILWU press release 27.9.11 (34kb DOC)
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Longview solidarity letter from Canada (410kb PDF)
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Longview solidarity letter from ITF women's conference (80kb DOC)
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Teamsters solidarity letter with ILWU (202kb PDF)
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EGT/ILWU ship announcement press release (72kb PDF)
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