Rebuilding the union at Bio-Rad

Melody Resendiz has worked at Bio-Rad, a manufacturer of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, for nearly nine years. She is part of a group of workers at the company’s campus in Hercules, CA, who are leading an effort to revitalize and strengthen a...
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ILWU Women’s Conference celebrates trailblazers and paths towards leadership

More than 150 delegates and guests attended the Third Annual ILWU Women’s Conference in Maui from September 27-29. The conference brought together women from across the ILWU’s divisions to learn, build leadership skills, promote camaraderie, recognize the critical...
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People over Profit: Global anti-automation conference brings together maritime, transport workers for historic conference

Hundreds of dockworkers, seafarers, and transportationworkers from over 60 countries gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 5-6 forthe “People over Profit: Anti-Automation Conference.” The meeting was organized by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)...
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United in Struggle: 2025 Young Workers Conference

More than 150 delegates and guests gathered at the Maritime Labour Centre in Vancouver, B.C., from September 10 to 12, for the sixth ILWU Young Workers Conference, which aimed to empower workers, foster leader[1]ship, and strengthen solidarity within the union. The...
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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.

Willie Adams’ final column

Dec 10, 2024

Let me start this farewell message by saying that this has been the hardest column I have ever written. The ILWU has been a blessed part of my life...

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