ILWU Canada honors the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier

ILWU Canada honors the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Over 40 ILWU members, pensioners, and supporters gathered at the Ballantyne memorial at New Brighton Park in Vancouver, BC to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Long game strategy yields big gain for Bellingham port workers

Long game strategy yields big gain for Bellingham port workers

ILWU Local 7 Clerical workers at the Port of Bellingham have ratified a three-year contract that covers receptionists, clerks, accountants, secretaries, and operation specialists who work at Bellingham’s seaside port facilities

IBU Members Win Strike at Alaska Marine Highway System

IBU Members Win Strike at Alaska Marine Highway System

By late 2018, the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific had been bargaining for 2 years to secure a contract for 400 workers at the Alaska Marine Highway System

International solidarity in the fight against automation and outsourcing (Video)

International solidarity in the fight against automation and outsourcing (Video)

ILWU International President Willie Adams traveled to Australia meet with wharfies at DP World in a strong show of international solidarity against outsourcing, automation, and threats of job cuts

John Fisher, Jr. is still diggin’ the downbeat

John Fisher, Jr. is still diggin’ the downbeat

Thanks to the ILWU, I’ve been able to pursue my passion as a jazz musician


Helping Our Community

IBU members & communities mobilize to save Alaska’s Marine Highway System

IBU members & communities mobilize to save Alaska’s Marine Highway System

When the critical public ferries operated by Alaska’s Marine Highway System (AMHS) came under attack this year, the IBU mobilized with community residents to fight back

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Fighting for Good Jobs

IBU Members Win Strike at Alaska Marine Highway System

IBU Members Win Strike at Alaska Marine Highway System

By late 2018, the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific had been bargaining for 2 years to secure a contract for 400 workers at the Alaska Marine Highway System

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Solidarity

Anchor Steam workers vote overwhelmingly to join ILWU

Anchor Steam workers vote overwhelmingly to join ILWU

On March 13, production workers at San Francisco’s Anchor Steam brewery made history by voting to join the

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Library and Archives

ILWU Library and Archives

ILWU Library and Archives

The ILWU Library and Archives website is a digital collection of the some the materials in the ILWU library.

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Recent Articles

ILWU Canada honors the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier

ILWU Canada honors the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Over 40 ILWU members, pensioners, and supporters gathered at the Ballantyne memorial at New Brighton Park in Vancouver, BC to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier

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Long game strategy yields big gain for Bellingham port workers

Long game strategy yields big gain for Bellingham port workers

ILWU Local 7 Clerical workers at the Port of Bellingham have ratified a three-year contract that covers receptionists, clerks, accountants, secretaries, and operation specialists who work at Bellingham’s seaside port facilities

read more

IBU Members Win Strike at Alaska Marine Highway System

IBU Members Win Strike at Alaska Marine Highway System

By late 2018, the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific had been bargaining for 2 years to secure a contract for 400 workers at the Alaska Marine Highway System

read more

International solidarity in the fight against automation and outsourcing (Video)

International solidarity in the fight against automation and outsourcing (Video)

ILWU International President Willie Adams traveled to Australia meet with wharfies at DP World in a strong show of international solidarity against outsourcing, automation, and threats of job cuts

read more

Book Review: A History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis, The New Press (2018)

The assault on American workers by employers, government and the courts has increased recently, making it more difficult to organize and negotiate contracts, At the same time, sympathy toward unions from the general public has also increased – along with growing support for some strikes. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME makes it [&hellip

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John Fisher, Jr. is still diggin’ the downbeat

John Fisher, Jr. is still diggin’ the downbeat

Thanks to the ILWU, I’ve been able to pursue my passion as a jazz musician

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ILWU honorary member Paul Robeson memorialized at Rutgers University

ILWU honorary member Paul Robeson memorialized at Rutgers University

One hundred years ago, a remarkable young man graduated from Rutgers University in the spring of

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Workers win organizing victory at Pier 80 in San Francisco

Workers win organizing victory at Pier 80 in San Francisco

Workers who prepare and process Tesla vehicles on San Francisco’s Pier 80 for shipment to Asia voted to join the

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ILWU Canada longshore workers reach tentative contract agreement

ILWU Canada longshore workers reach tentative contract agreement

Eighteen months of difficult negotiations concluded on May 30 with a tentative agreement between ILWU Canada longshore workers and the

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Alan Michael Coté: former President of the Inlandboatmen’s Union

Alan Michael Coté: former President of the Inlandboatmen’s Union

More than 100 union members, community leaders, friends and family came from as far as Hawaii, Alaska and Australia to Seattle’s Labor Temple on the evening of May 18 where they remembered and honored their departed brother, Alan Michael Coté, who led the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific for 12 years from 2005-2017. The memorial opened [&hellip

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