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...

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)...

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...

MUA hosts historic International First Nations Maritime Workers Conference

In July, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) hosted the historic International First Nations Maritime Workers Conference in Sydney, Australia. The event brought together over 100 Indigenous unionists and allies from Chile, Hawai‘i, Canada, the U.S mainland., New...

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.