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One way in which SR Holguin, PC ensures our clients and their members stay informed is by keeping you updated on recent developments relating to workers’ rights. Today’s updates come on the heels of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Coast Longshore Division’s announcement that its members will stop work for eight hours on the first shift on Friday, June 19, 2020 in 29 West Coast ports in observance of Juneteenth.
Workers Who Could Be Impacted: ILWU Coast Longshore Division members
On Friday, June 19, 2020, the ILWU Coast Longshore Division will stop work for eight hours on the first shift in 29 West Coast ports from Bellingham, Washington to San Diego, California in observance of Juneteenth which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. 47 states and the District of Columbia “have passed legislation recognizing it as a holiday or observance.” The United States Senate also passed a resolution “designating June 19, 2020, as ‘Juneteenth Independence Day’ in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.”
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) released a bulletin explaining that ILWU Locals 13, 63, and 94 will stop work “on Friday, June 19, 2020, First Shift only, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. No longshore labor will be available for work from the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2020, except for passenger ships, essential military cargo, DST rail, and emergencies…Also, monitoring of reefers by Longshore Mechanics is allowed.”
The decision to stop work for eight hours on the first shift in 29 West Coast ports comes following the ILWU’s decision to “stop work for nine minutes on Tuesday morning, June 9th, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time, to honor George Floyd.” The ILWU also sent a letter to the Governor of Minnesota to “demand that the Minneapolis Police Officers who brutally arrested and killed George Floyd be charged and tried for his murder.” ILWU members also attended Mr. Floyd’s funeral in Houston.
Other workers who will receive Juneteenth as a holiday include employees of Nike, the National Football League (NFL), Twitter, Square, Mastercard, Lyft, Postmates, and over 300 other companies.
For more articles on the ILWU and its Juneteenth commemoration, click:
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We hope these updates are helpful to you.
Fraternally,
SR Holguin, PC