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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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, 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 →

We require each category to appoint two (2) representatives to attend a meeting to discuss this issue. Please forward the two (2) names along with contact numbers to the Union Office by 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 14, 2007 In solidarity, … Continue reading →

There is to be no walking on the Container Terminals when a ship is working containers at the terminal. Workers walking on the terminal when a vessel is working containers will be charged with violation of the Safety Rules & Regulations and dealt with by … Continue reading →

Bunny Bus Operators must stay on the job until the end of the shift. Failure to remain on the job will lead to a charge of abandoning the job and will be dealt with by the Membership & Grievance Committee ILWU Local 500 … Continue reading →