1:15pm | According to a press release from the office of Vice Mayor and Second District Councilmember Suja Lowenthal, Ms. Lowenthal picked up another important endorsement — this time from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Southern California District Council (ILWU – SCDC).
The SCDC coordinates legislative and political issues for the ILWU in a territory that stretches from Fresno to San Diego and includes the busiest port complex in America, the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The workers represented by ILWU locals in the SCDC’s territory include the longshore workers who discharge cargo, marine clerks who track the flow of cargo, marine foremen who oversee the safe conduct of business on the docks, port guards and watchmen, the office clerical workers transacting business on marine terminals, inland boat operators, and the port pilots who guide in ocean-going vessels.