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 President blasts PMA threat to shut down US ports
Photos of empty docks show that PMA employers, based largely overseas, are worsening a congestion crisis at West Coast ports to pressure American workers
ILWU tells employers: finish negotiations, don’t close ports over only a few remaining issues
The ILWU is trying to keep dock employers at the negotiating table to finish an agreement that is “extremely close.”
PMA officials admit today that West Coast congestion crisis has been caused by managerial mistakes and not primarily due to dockworkers
The PMA made it clear in the negotiating session that they were not blaming union workers for the primary causes of the congestion crisis
The Legend of Carlos Bulosan
A growing number of social justice activists are coming to admire and respect the contributions made by Carlos Bulosan, despite the fact that many...


