ILWU Local 5

Here's to 25 more 🥳

Today we stood strong for union jobs at @MFinancialGroup in Portland's Pearl District. Union janitors were given the boot by @jpmorgan @Chase richest bank in the US—and replaced by a nonunion company with a high rate of work injuries and poor wages. Portlanders are calling on owner JP Morgan Chase to do the right thing and make sure a union janitorial company cleans the building. #JusticeforJanitors A big thanks to our partners in solidarity today! @JwJpdx & @ILWULocal5

#CCPUCalifornia is excited to voluntarily recognize our staff union and become a unionized employer! Just as we believe that the providers we represent should have a collective voice on the job to lift up their workforce, we believe all staff we employ should too.

Please join us in welcoming the workers of Child Care Providers United (@CCPUCalifornia) to ILWU Local 5, and congratulate them on their voluntary recognition! Read our joint press release here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Pt4msZ… 2/2

“Through our work at CCPU we have witnessed the power of advocacy in the lives of the providers we serve which has highlighted to us the importance of organizing our own labor. In order to best support members, it is important for us to also organize & advocate for ourselves." 1/

📣Please share this far and wide, so we can tell Governor @TinaKotek and the legislature HANDS OFF PRESCHOOL FOR ALL! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-g…

“The deployment of the National Guard in the streets of Los Angeles by the Trump Administration is a dangerous provocation by the federal government that escalates the conflict and endangers lives. The ILWU stands in opposition to this abuse of power."

On April 24, the ILWU International Executive Board unanimously passed a Statement of Policy Opposing Tariffs. (Link to statement in the comments)

On April 24, the ILWU International Executive Board unanimously passed a Statement of Policy in Support of the Rights of all Workers to Collectively Bargain. (Link to full statement in the comments)

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! It’s also my first book’s birthday—‘FIGHT LIKE HELL: The Untold History of American Labor’ came out on April 26, 2022, and it’s been an absolute wild ride ever since. Buy it here to support the @ILWULocal5 strike fund! bookshop.org/p/books/fight-…

IMPORTANT UPDATE: We discovered that the settings for this email address were preventing messages from coming through. It's fixed now! But if you sent an email to community@ilwulocal5.com earlier today, we won't see it. Please re-send, and thank you for the solidarity!!

What has Powell’s leadership been doing lately to fight censorship and defend free speech? tinyurl.com/censorship-at-…

As organizations committed to creating fair access to resources for vulnerable populations and strong workplace standards, we are proud to announce that Urban Gleaners is joining ILWU Local 5 in solidarity by becoming a fully unionized workplace! Details: drive.google.com/file/d/121JUHE…

Some news: you can now support the ILWU Local 5 Strike Fund through our Bookshop affiliate page! bookshop.org/shop/ilwulocal5

We are sow 🌱 excited to announce: we are growing…again! This time, a new union workplace takes root at Zenger Farm! Join us in welcoming these workers to ILWU Local 5 and congratulating them on their voluntary recognition! Read our joint press release: drive.google.com/file/d/1UgAG74…

And if you're in the area, stop by SCRAP RVA’s new location at 322 W Brookland Park Blvd in Richmond to congratulate the workers on their unionization!

Join us in welcoming the workers of SCRAP Creative Reuse in Richmond, VA (SCRAP RVA) to ILWU Local 5 and celebrating their voluntary recognition! You can read our joint press release here: drive.google.com/file/d/1UDWPAh…

"The physical distance between SCRAP workers in Portland and in Richmond is irrelevant. Here is a natural expression of community…In this movement, the miles between workers are only a number. SOLIDARITY knows no borders." —Ryan Van Winkle, ILWU Local 5 President 🧵

As we enter 2025 remembering the legacy of honorary ILWU Local 10 member Dr. Martin Luther King and his commitment to fighting the triplets of racism, economic exploitation and militarism is more important than ever.