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.
Solidarity on display at ILWU Canada’s Young Workers Conference
ILWU Canada held its third biennial Young Workers Convention at the Maritime Labour Center in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 27-29.
IBU blows whistle on big oil’s dangerous move in Alaska
The Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU), ILWU’s Marine Division, is blowing the whistle on a dangerous plan to replace experienced union mariners who have successfully protected Alaska’s pristine Prince William Sound with a cut-rate, nonunion company that has a poor safety record.
ILWU wins major organizing victory on the docks in Southern California
On Oct. 5th, newly organized ILWU members were sworn into Local 63 as part of an on-going campaign to organize the superintendents in the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach.
Commonwealth Club building preserves ILWU history
With new buildings now rising everywhere in San Francisco, one recent ribbon-cutting stood out because it included surprising details about the ILWU’s early history


