Featured African-American longshore leader Len Greer helped build the ILWU’s culture of solidarity The ILWU was founded in 1937, but its roots lie in the West Coast waterfront strike of 1934. That strike forever changed labor relations on the docks and planted the...
Featured Call to Action: Stop the AI provision in the Reconciliation bill URGENT: Call to Action: As soon as tomorrow, the Senate will be finalizing their Senate Reconciliation bill with an extremely dangerous provision that would ban states from regulating AI and...
It’s about policies, not political parties or politiciansMay 13, 2025 12:03 pm President’s message: Bobby Olvera, Jr. International President Sisters, Brothers, and Fellow Workers, After the November presidential election, the Dispatcher wrote: “With Republican...
Featured LEAD Institute trains next generation of ILWU leaders in Tacoma The ILWU held its Leadership, Education, and Development (LEAD) Institute from April 13-18 in Tacoma, Washington. LEAD is a key component of the ILWU’s education program and is held every three...
Featured From the Titled Officers Statement of Policy in Support of the Rights of all Workers to Collectively Bargain The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reaffirms its position that all working people must have the right to unionize and collectively...
