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.
Looking back at the 1948 strike
The ILWU was born out of the 1934 West Coast Maritime Strike, but strikes have been a rare occurrence for the union. The ILWU Longshore Division has...
ITF Inspector, Columbia River vacancy
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is hiring for the vacant ITF Inspector position in the Columbia River Area. The position will...
ILWU Statement on the Workers Killed in Tornado Disasters in Illinois and Kentucky
Statement of Willie Adams, International President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU): “Our hearts go out to the families,...
As warehouse heat rises, politicians slow to act
On October 7th, the Los Angeles Times published an investigative report on dangerous conditions in Southern California warehouses caused by...


