150 workers at a vehicle processing center in Tacoma, WA, won their first contract last year, a huge step for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union organizing down the supply chain, writes Zack Pattin, longshoreman and rep with ILWU Local 23 labornotes.org/2026/01/orga...

Day THIRTY-NINE of our national ULP strike - and baristas are fired up, united, and taking action. Our demands are clear: Starbucks needs to stop union busting and finalize a contract with the pay, hours, and protections we need to succeed. #NoContractNoCoffee

JWJ is thrilled to see two of our members (ILWU Local 5 + Unite Oregon) come together through the formation of the Unite Oregon Workers Union! Congratulations on voluntary recognition! We are also thrilled to see another group of nonprofit workers go union! ✊ #UnionsforAll

In a shared commitment to equity, justice, and dignity, nonprofit Unite Oregon (@uniteoregon.bsky.social) and ILWU Local 5 are proud to jointly announce voluntary recognition of the Unite Oregon Workers Union! Read our joint press release: www.uniteoregon.org/unite-all/un...

On December 12, the ILWU International Executive Board unanimously approved the Statement of Policy: The ILWU Versis Facsim.

Great to sit down with ILWU Local 46, as well as Port of Hueneme and Oxnard district officials to talk about supporting our ports, longshoremen, and local economy. Investing in our ports is essential for the small businesses and communities that rely on them.

Much thanks to ILWU for standing in solidarity with federal employees across the nation!

Honored to join the ILWU Pensioners Labor Day Celebration in Hilo & recognize the incredible history & strength of Local 142. Mahalo for never backing down in the fight for job safety, health care and pensions for all workers. Always happy to help judge the Dress To Impress & Dessert Contests! 🍰

S2 Ep9: Rob Ashton, ILWU Canada President **WARNING: This podcast contains some coarse language. Listener discretion is advised.** With workers' rights and the labour movement in the news at the federal level, and with Labour Day on the horizon, we're joined on the Apple Box by ILWU Canada Presid

Huge turnout of community members, families, and educator unions to support Preschool for ALL! The county commissioners heard testimony about how this program has lifted up parents, families, and educators. Thanks to ~50 people who asked the commissioners to vote NO on cuts to Preschool for All!💛

Highlights: Cassandra, who works at Wild Lilac, a Preschool for All Pilot site, reads part of a statement she helped draft as part of their teachers union, @ilwulocal5.bsky.social, "if P4A is paused or eliminated, it will have a catastrophic effect on students, families, and teachers."

At their meeting last week, the ILWU International Executive Board unanimously passed the following Statement of Policy Condemning Attacks on Migrants www.ilwu.org/ilwu-stateme...

“Through our work at CCPU we have witnessed the power of advocacy in the lives of the providers we serve which has highlighted to us the importance of organizing our own labor. In order to best support members, it is important for us to also organize & advocate for ourselves." 1/2

On June 19th, 2020, ILWU dockworkers stopped work for 8 hours in observance of Juneteenth & in solidarity with the movements for racial & social justice that erupted following the murder of George Floyd. Wishing every worker a Happy Freedom Day. Photo by @movementphotog

Absolutely terrifying. As a union whose members also work in grain terminals, the sliding safety protocols in Vancouver's port are alarming to us as well. We stand in solidarity with the @ilwu.bsky.social. #HealthAndSafety #Vanpoli #canlab #BCpoli @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...

"The deployment of the National Guard in the streets of Los Angeles by the Trump Administration is a dangerous provocation by the federal government that escalates the conflict and endangers lives. The ILWU stands in opposition to this abuse of power."

The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of @californialabor.bsky.social Vice President and @seiuca.bsky.social and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta. aflcio.org/press/releas...

ILWU members, pensioners, & supporters attended the First Blood memorial in San Pedro yesterday. The First Blood ceremony recalls the violent clash between dockworkers and scabs on May 15, 1934. Dickie Parker was killed by police. John Knudsen died on June 5 from injuries sustained on the same day.