IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICERS REGARDING VANDALISM AND GRAFFITI ON THE TERMINALS
The PMA has notified the Local that racial graffiti has been observed at APM Terminals. All members are reminded that the ILWU and PMA have a zero tolerance policy for graffiti and other acts that violate our ILWU/PMA 13.2 policy on Discrimination and Harassment. Violators will be subject to severe penalties pursuant to the 13.2 policy.
ILWU Local 13 picks San Pedro for new home
***************************************************
Please click on the title below to view a video by Port of Long Beach featuring Local 13 Dispatch Hall.
***************************************************
Please click on the title below to view a video by CNN featuring Local 13 workers.
Longshoremen Struggle to Find Work
***************************************************
Please click on the title below to view a video by LA County Federation of Labor
From the Docks to the Desert Rally
****************************************************
About Local 13
Local 13 represents almost 20,000 part- and full-time longshore workers who discharge cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Local 13 is the largest ILWU local on the West Coast with over 7,000 registered members. Membership continues to grow as the cargo volume crossing our local docks makes these two ports the busiest seaport complex in America.
We move the world's goods, one container at a time, millions of time a year.