ILWU Drill Team to lead the March from Hollywood to the Docks

4/6/2008

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 Drill Team will join marchers to kick-off the March from Hollywood to the Docks on April 15th.

Founded by Captain Josh Williams in 1965, the ILWU Drill Team has been serving as ambassadors, spreading good will and solidarity for the union. The 20 longshoremen who comprised the first Drill Team gave their first public performance in 1966, leading the United Farm Workers grape strike solidarity parade down San Francisco’s Market Street.

Since then the Drill Team has represented the ILWU proudly at many important events. They escorted Martin Luther King Jr. when he visited the Local 10 hall and was made an honorary member of the local. They marched in South Carolina at the demonstration supporting the Charleston Five, over the Vincent Thomas Bridge during the celebration of Harry Bridges’ 100th birthday, at the protest in front of the PMA during the 2002 longshore contract struggle and performed at International Conventions.

Watch the ILWU Drill Team in action...