Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Merck, Rite-Aid, Xerox, Global Crossing and many other “great” corporations have recently been caught in scandal, fraud and crime. Company executives once hailed by the mass media as the geniuses behind the “go-go” economy have devastated employees and investors, drained pension and retirement funds and in many cases fleeced the taxpayers.

More than 200 leaders of dockworker unions worldwide pledged support for the ILWU in its bargaining with the shipping and stevedoring companies of the Pacific Maritime Association and signed a letter to President Bush demanding he stop interfering in the negotiations.

ILWU to PMA—port security first

Bargaining Statement August 27, 2002 James Spinosa, ILWU International President

James Spinosa, ILWU International President

Why do people get active in the union? Because they want to help others; because they aren’t afraid to challenge management and speak up for workers’ rights; but mostly because they want to make a difference for working people.

a voice in running their 401(k) plans. Congress failed to counterbalance Enron-style employer efforts to seduce workers into buying high levels of company stock and took no action to reverse the tide of corporations offering employees unregulated stock option plans rather than real retirement security that can be achieved through a defied pensionbenefit plan.

Government and laws affect our lives every day. And working families can have a say in government, but we need to elect the right representatives into office. The power is in your hands—vote on Sept. 21!