Day: January 18, 2013

ILA Diversions: More of a Ripple Than a Wave

Jan 18, 2013

Excerpted from a Journal of Commerce Analysis: East Coast ports maintained their lead in containerized exports in the first nine months of 2012 and increased their share of import and export markets. And they did so despite...

Leo Robinson, Soul of the Longshore

Jan 18, 2013

The following are excerpts from a tribute to ILWU Local 10 pensioner Leo Robinson by labor author and photographer David Bacon: Leo Robinson was a Black leader of the longshore union in San Francisco. He died this week. For many...