ILWU Archives - nwLaborPress

Bankruptcy is the fallout from a fight for two jobs on the Portland docks. The longshore union has been battling in court for over 10 years.

The six-year agreement, if ratified by union members, would cover more than 22,000 longshore workers across 29 ports.

The International Longshore & Warehouse Union and West Coast ports say they’re focused on negotiating, rather than escalating action.

One of the most thrilling episodes of American labor history will soon come to life on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).

A union campaign by ILWU at the Longview paper mill launched in late November but fell short in ballots counted Feb. 22.

A jury in 2019 ordered ILWU to pay $93.5 million in damages to a Philippine terminal operator. Now a new trial is likely.

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Nov. 30 in Los Angeles with ILWU and PMA and said he is available if the two sides reach an impasse.

Police unions have almost always been an awkward fit in the House of Labor.

Union members are taking part in protests, joining morning-after cleanup parties, and even walking off the job in support of Black Lives Matter.

A new trial would focus only on deciding the right amount of damages, not whether ILWU was at fault in the slowdown at Terminal 6.