ILWU

On the picket line

ILWU declares tentative contract win The 22,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) at 29 ports in…

June 30, 2023

ILWU shuts down SF/Oakland docks for Mumia Abu-Jamal

San Francisco Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the ports of Oakland and San Francisco Feb.…

February 22, 2023

Longshore worker local condemns Charleston massacre

The following resolution -- submitted by longshore rank-and-file worker veteran Clarence Thomas -- was adopted by the International Longshore and…

June 28, 2015

Estibadores cierran puertos en Área de la Bahía el 1º de Mayo

Oakland, California, 01 de mayo - Una vez más las/os miembros del International Longshore and Warehouse Union (Sindicato Internacional de…

May 12, 2015

Longshore workers shut down Bay Area ports on May Day

Oakland, Calif., May 1 -- Once again the membership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 did a remarkable…

May 4, 2015

Dock workers to ‘shut it down’

MAY DAY PROTEST OF POLICE KILLINGS On Friday, May 1 -- International Workers’ Day -- the cranes for loading cargo…

April 23, 2015

Workers World congratulates ILWU veteran Clarence Thomas on his retirement

On April 11, family, co-workers and friends will gather in Oakland, Calif., to celebrate Brother Clarence Thomas’ retirement from 30…

April 10, 2015

Bosses ‘fire’ 300 Local 10 members in Oakland after tentative agreement at West Coast ports

News broke on Feb. 20 that an agreement between the Pacific Maritime Association — the organization of the West Coast…

February 23, 2015

Mini lockouts: Has Walmart come to the waterfront?

On Feb. 14, President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to meet with the International Longshore and Warehouse…

February 16, 2015

On West Coast, bosses threaten lockout of longshore workers

Oakland, Calif. -- The Pacific Maritime Association announced on Feb. 4 their intent to lock out the International Longshore and…

February 9, 2015