Hard hats are mandatory when lashing on container vessels. Please wear them for your safety. If you do not have a hard hat they are available at the Despatch Hall Paulo Branco, Business Agent.
Drivers at Centerm & Vanterm
Attention: Drivers Centerm & Vanterm NO cutting through the Gantry legs inside 100 feet. Heads up when driving under Gantries and RTG – beware of lids and containers overhead. NO cutting through container blocks in the yard. Paulo Branco, Business … Continue reading
Anyone Removing or Tampering With Safety Bulletins is Subject to Immediate Deregistration
Anyone Removing or Tampering With Safety Bulletins is Subject to Immediate Deregistration (i.e. DP World Wind Policy) Anyone removing or tampering with Safety Bulletins is subject to immediate deregistration. Recently, the Chair of the Local 500 Safety Committee agreed to … Continue reading
Critical Incident Course
Open to all Shop & Safety Stewards This course is designed to assist shop and safety stewards in dealing wiOth the stress of workplace injuries and fatalities. This two (2) day course will be held towards the end of May … Continue reading
Fatal Accident at Lynn West (Seaboard)
This morning, while delivering bundles of pipe to trucks, the Checker was fatally injured when the pile of pipe gave way and rolled on the worker. Emergency response by everyone was excellent. Worker was taken to Lion’s Gate Hospital and … Continue reading
Longshore Strike Paralyzes Shipping in Five B.C. Ports
This was the headline in the Vancouver Sun 50 years ago today. The story said that, “Picket lines formed at 6 p.m. Thursday [August 21, 1958] following a breakdown of final talks with the Shipping Federation of B.C. The strike … Continue reading
The Presidents Go To Jail
In 1965, the federal government adopted the Canada Labour Standards Code governing hours of work, vacations, statutory holidays and other conditions of employment relating to industries under federal jurisdiction. Of special interest to longshoremen was the provision granting eight paid … Continue reading
Grain Dust as an Occupational Disease Causing Asthma
Local 500’s WCB Consultant, Donna Huls, was successful at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) on behalf of a longshoreman who has been off work since December 12, 2003 because he’d developed asthma from loading grain ships. From the WCAT … Continue reading
ILWU Local 500 Despatch History — Overview
ILWU Local 500, its Officers, Executive, and Membership are duty bound by the Declaration of Principles in its Constitution: “Equality amongst men and women the brotherhood and sisterhood of workers are birthrights of the highest order. We guarantee equality of … Continue reading
Amenity Buildings
Keep Amenity Buildings Clean & In Good Repair Amenity buildings (lunchrooms, washrooms, etc.) are for the use of all. Respect yourself and others: Keep them clean Don’t damage them Anyone caught maliciously causing damage or creating an undue mess will … Continue reading