Maritime fuel workers win union in Tacoma supply chain

Operations and Maintenance Technicians in the Port of Tacoma, who will produce Liquefied Natural Gas to fuel TOTE Maritime ships, fought to be union and won an election in August at NAES Corporation to become new members of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific...

Angela Davis made an honorary member of Local 10 in Juneteenth induction ceremony

On Juneteenth, ILWU Local 10 honored civil rights icon, scholar, activist, and public intellectual, Angela Davis by making her an honorary member of the local. Davis joins Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as an honorary member of Local 10 as well as performer Paul Robeson...

Local 19 members celebrate Juneteenth to protect the port & save the historic home of Frank Jenkins

Members of ILWU Local 19 celebrated Juneteenth by organizing two events. The first was held on the Seattle waterfront at Terminal 46. The terminal is in danger of losing cargo-handling space to a planned expansion of the adjacent Coast Guard base. The event began at 9...

Honoring Bloody Thursday in uncertain times

This year ILWU locals along the West Coast continued to honor Bloody Thursday in a variety of ways amidst uncertainties and changing restrictions on gatherings during the pandemic. Bloody Thursday is the anniversary of the killings of Nick Bordoise and Howard Sperry...

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.

ILWU COVID-19 Resource Guide

The ongoing pandemic has been stressful and overwhelming, especially for those that are ill with COVID-19 or losing their jobs. This resource guide will provide information and resources for ILWU members and their families.

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