Calendar

5:00 pm
May Day Rally (International Workers’ Day) – Monday May 1, 2017 @ 5:00 pm – Maritime Labour Centre
1:00 pm
Entry fee $140.00 per person Annual ILWU Local 500 Labour Day Golf Classic Monday, September 4, 2017 2017 Golf Registration Form
Swan-e-set Bay Resort & Country Club
Oct 23 @ 8:00 am – Nov 10 @ 5:00 pm
8:00 am
Please read the attached bulletin to view what positions are open for this year’s Local 500 elections: Local 500 2017 Nomination & Balloting Notice Elections will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 30 and December 1, 2017.  The bulletin … Continue reading
8:00 am
The Annual Joint Industry Training for 2018 is now open. You can apply in the Local 500 coffee room until Thursday, December 28, 2017, 3:00 pm (drop your application into the bin). Please click below to view the training options … Continue reading
8:00 am
ADVANCE POLL:  8 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 only, at ILWU, Local 500 Union Office. To be eligible to vote in the Advance Poll a Member must meet one of the following criteria which must occur … Continue reading
6:00 am
Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on: Thursday, November 30, 2017 and Friday, December 1, 2017 from 6 am to 6 pm each day Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, … Continue reading
6:00 am
Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on: Thursday, November 30, 2017 and Friday, December 1, 2017 from 6 am to 6 pm each day Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, … Continue reading
11:00 am
Attached is a 2-page list showing the work numbers of the 60 most senior “A” Board Casuals who are to attend a Union Orientation Meeting on: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Maritime Labour Centre Auditorium 1880 … Continue reading
11:00 am
On June 18, 1936, violence on the Longshore picket line, instigated by police and goons on behalf of the Shipping Federation and their allies, became part of our history.  That battle was lost, but the war was won.  The actions … Continue reading
New Brighton Park
1:00 pm
Entry fee $140.00 per person Annual ILWU Local 500 Labour Day Golf Classic, Monday, September 3, 2018 2018 Golf Registration Form
Swan-e-set Bay Resort & Country Club
8:00 am
Please read the attached bulletin to view what positions are open for this year’s Local 500 elections: Local 500 2018 Nomination & Balloting Notice Elections will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 29 and 30, 2018.  The bulletin details … Continue reading
8:00 am
ADVANCE POLL:  8 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 only, at ILWU, Local 500 Union Office. To be eligible to vote in the Advance Poll a Member must meet one of the following criteria which must occur … Continue reading
6:00 am
Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on: Thursday, November 30, 2017 and Friday, December 1, 2017 from 6 am to 6 pm each day Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, … Continue reading
6:00 am
Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on: Thursday, November 30, 2017 and Friday, December 1, 2017 from 6 am to 6 pm each day Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, … Continue reading
5:30 pm
THIS ORIENTATION IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.  IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED, TBA. Attached is a 2-page list showing the work numbers of the 60 most senior “A” Board Casuals who are to attend a Union Orientation Meeting on: Tuesday, … Continue reading
11:00 am
On June 18, 1936, violence on the Longshore picket line, instigated by police and goons on behalf of the Shipping Federation and their allies, became part of our history.  That battle was lost, but the war was won.  The actions … Continue reading
New Brighton Park
Oct 21 @ 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
7:00 am
The Federal Election will take place on Monday, October 21, 2019 across the country. In BC, the polls will be open from 7 am to 7 pm. The Canada Elections Act provides that every employee who is qualified to vote … Continue reading
8:00 am
Please read the attached bulletin to view what positions are open for this year’s Local 500 elections: Local 500 2019 Nomination & Balloting Notice Elections will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, 2019.  The bulletin details … Continue reading
8:00 am
ADVANCE POLL:  8 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 only, at ILWU Local 500 Union Office. To be eligible to vote in the Advance Poll a Member must meet one of the following criteria which must occur … Continue reading
Nov 25 2019 @ 8:00 am – Jan 2 2020 @ 3:00 pm
8:00 am
The Annual Joint Industry Training for 2020 is now open. You can apply in the Local 500 coffee room until Thursday, January 2, 2020, 3:00 pm (drop your application into the bin).  Do not fold the application. Please click below … Continue reading
6:00 am
Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on: Thursday, November 28, 2019 and Friday, November 29, 2019 from 6 am to 6 pm each day Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, … Continue reading
6:00 am
Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on: Thursday, November 28, 2019 and Friday, November 29, 2019 from 6 am to 6 pm each day Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, … Continue reading
12:00 am
In Canada National Day of Mourning takes place on April 28, 2020. The National Day of Mourning is observed annually in Canada and sometimes called Workers Mourning Day. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due … Continue reading