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.
Long game strategy yields big gain for Bellingham port workers
ILWU Local 7 Clerical workers at the Port of Bellingham have ratified a three-year contract that covers receptionists, clerks, accountants, secretaries, and operation specialists who work at Bellingham’s seaside port facilities
IBU Members Win Strike at Alaska Marine Highway System
By late 2018, the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific had been bargaining for 2 years to secure a contract for 400 workers at the Alaska Marine Highway System.
International solidarity in the fight against automation and outsourcing (Video)
ILWU International President Willie Adams traveled to Australia meet with wharfies at DP World in a strong show of international solidarity against outsourcing, automation, and threats of job cuts.
Book Review: A History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis, The New Press (2018)
The assault on American workers by employers, government and the courts has increased recently, making it more difficult to organize and negotiate...


