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.
San Francisco Port celebration includes ILWU
ILWU members were a prominent part of the Port’s 150th Anniversary celebrations held during the month of April.
NBA decision may help save Seattle Longshore jobs
Local 19 members had reason to celebrate on May 15 when the NBA Board of Governors voted down a plan by wealthy investors to relocate the Sacramento Kings basketball team to Seattle’s SoDo (“south of downtown”) area near the docks.
Longshoreman recovering after being struck by Marubeni-Columbia Grain customer’s semi truck at picket line
A Portland longshore worker is recovering at home after being struck by a Marubeni-Columbia Grain customer that was crossing an ILWU picket line at the Port of Portland on May 16.
Gov’t Accounting Office report slams TWIC
A federal investigative report released this week says the TWIC program’s efforts to implement a remote card reader system haven’t worked, and said Congress should consider scrapping the 10-year-old billion-dollar program altogether and starting over with a new credential.


