Stax Engineering on a mission to reduce air pollution  in California’s ports

New IBU signatory deploys new technology to capture CO2 and other harmful vessel emissions  Air pollution in and around our ports impacts the health not only of port workers but also the surrounding community. The Southern California Region of the Inlandboatmen’s...

See it! Believe it! Be it!: Second Annual ILWU Women’s Conference builds camaraderie and power 

More than 100 delegates and guests attended the Second Annual ILWU Women’s Conference in San Francisco on October 20-22. The conference brought together women from across the ILWU’s divisions to learn, build leadership skills, promote camaraderie, and discuss ways in...

ILWU Statement on President Biden’s Global Labor Directive

November 17, 2023 (San Francisco, CA) –The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) applauds President Joe Biden’s announcement of the Presidential Memorandum on Advancing Worker Empowerment, Rights, and High Labor Standards Globally (The Global Labor...

Powell’s Bookstore workers send message with “No Labor” Day strike

On Labor Day, September 4, more than 300 workers at Powell's Books represented by Local 5 in Portland, OR went on a one-day “unfair labor practices” strike (ULP) at all Powell’s locations. Picketing at stores for the “No Labor” Day strike began at 9:30 a.m.; workers...

ILWU Library and Archives

The ILWU Archives houses a digital collection of all the issues of The Dispatcher newspaper, Voice of the Federation, and the Waterfont Worker.

The Docker Podcast

Produced and hosted by rank and file longshore workers who take on issues about local, national, and international labor struggles. The views expressed do not represent the ILWU or its affiliates.

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