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.
PMA and ILWU Provide Update on Contract Talks
The parties have agreed to take a 72-hour break from negotiations on a new coast-wide contract while the ILWU attends to an unrelated negotiation taking place in the Pacific Northwest.
PMA and ILWU Continue Talks on a New Labor Agreement as the Existing Contract Expires
Negotiations for a new labor contract covering nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports will continue to move forward as the existing, six-year coast-wide labor agreement expires today at 5 p.m. PST.
Yuti Tuvalu: quiet leader of “Gang Uso”
Less than one month before Bonilla’s passing, another union brother, Yuti Tuvalu, passed on April 21 due to natural causes. Yuti was a member of the...
Loss of a talented young leader: Alberto Bonilla
The ILWU lost a kind and energetic young leader on May 17 when Alberto Bonilla passed with his family by his side


