Free Walk-Up COVID-19 Vaccinations
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 starting at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 starting at 6:30 a.m.
Free vaccinations will be available at the Casual
Dispatch Hall starting at 6:30 a.m.
• No pre-registration is required. All walk-ups are welcome. All longshore
workers, family and friends are eligible.
• Both Pfizer and a limited number of Johnson & Johnson vaccinations will be
available.
All longshore workers, marine clerks and casuals
that obtain the vaccine will be eligible to receive
$369.84 through the Voluntary Vaccination Program
with proof of full vaccination status. The complete
program details on the following page.
JOINT COAST LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE
International Longshore and Pacific Maritime Association
Warehouse Union 555 Market Street
1188 Franklin Street, 4th Floor Third Floor
San Francisco, California 94109 San Francisco, California 94105
TO: All JPLRCs Coastwide
Voluntary Vaccination Program
August 3, 2021
On March 6, 2020, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the
Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) issued a joint statement in response to the impact of the
spread of the coronavirus on dockworkers and operations at West Coast port terminals.
Today, the West Coast ports continue to be the leading gateway for the movement of cargo
from Asia to the United States. However, operations at the ports were impacted as a result of the
coronavirus outbreak.
All along, the ILWU and PMA has worked cooperatively and maintained close
communication with the relevant federal, state, and local government agencies. This includes the
United States Coast Guard, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, local port authorities, and city governments.
Our continuous goal is to work cooperatively to ensure worker safety, keep cargo flowing
and share credible and timely information that is relevant to ILWU, dockworkers, PMA members,
shippers, local communities, and other stakeholders who rely on West Coast ports.
Also, both the ILWU and PMA openly advocated for dockworkers to be moved up in
priority for the COVID-19 vaccinations with the relevant federal, state, and local government
agencies. As a result, dockworkers were moved up in the tier status and were afforded the
vaccination(s). The goal always was, and still remains, to provide worker and workplace safety.
In keeping with these efforts and worker safety as a first priority, the ILWU and PMA have
agreed to institute a Voluntary Vaccination Program whereby longshore workers, marine clerks,
and casuals who have been fully vaccinated shall receive a monetary sum of $369.84 (equivalent
to 8 hours at Basic rate of pay) within 14 days of application. Individuals shall submit a copy of
their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to the:
DOCKWORKER SELF-SERVICE PORTAL
https://selfservice.pmanet.org
The time period to apply for the Voluntary Vaccination Program begins on August 25,
2021 and ends October 15, 2021.
