WW1-13 -15 ILWU West Coast Contract Fight With ILWU 8 Retiree Norm Parks by WorkWeek Radio published on 2015-01-14T07:53:45Z WorkWeek focuses on the ILWU west coast contract negotiations which have been going on since July 2015. Ships are now backing up at ports on the west coast and the PMA has locked out night shifts in Los Angeles and other ports. Norm Parks, a retired Portland ILWU Local 8 leader and ILWU international negotiator discusses past negotiations including the lessons of defeats in Northwest grain and EGT in Longview, Washington. He also discusses the present contract struggle on the West Coast where longshore workers have been under attack and the ILWU International and negotiating committee has agreed to a Federal mediator who was used in the concessionary Northwest grain contract. Production of WorkWeek Radio on Pacifica workweek@kpfa.org http://soundcloud.com/ workweek-radio Genre ILWU
