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San Francisco State College 1968: On strike, shut it down!

The strike, which lasted 5 months, was the longest student strike in U.S. history. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union played a significant role in the Strike. William “Bill” Chester, International Vice President of the ILWU, was part of the Select Committee, which was responsible for negotiating with student leaders to reach a settlement that resulted in establishing a Black Studies Department and a School of Ethnic Studies.

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Port Mornings #ILWU (at Yusen Terminal Berth 214 - NYK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDly-FjHiyk/?igshid=1talukm4bjchd

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Black and Palestinian liberation movements find common ground in Oakland

The following are the introductory remarks by Lara Kiswani, Executive Director of AROC (Arab Resources Organizing Center), on Oct. 26, 2024, in Oakland, California. The occasion was author Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation with Dena Takruri on the Struggle for Liberation before a packed audience at the First Congressional Church, which has served as a venue for a number of progressive events throughout the years. AROC Action and Palestine Festival of Literature sponsored this presentation.

Coates, the best-selling author of Between the World and Me, discussed his most recent book, The Message. The book includes his thoughts on his visit to Palestine and what he saw and experienced there. The conversation included the Palestinian struggle for self-determination and the Black Liberation movement.

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ILWU Local 10 labor activist Howard Keylor passes

By Jack Heyman, retired member of ILWU Local 10

Howard Keylor, a longtime Local 10 member and longshore activist, died on October 5, 2024, shortly before his 99th birthday. He strongly upheld ILWU’s Ten Guiding Principles that state: “Labor solidarity means just that. Unions have to accept the fact that the solidarity of labor stands above all else, including even the so-called sanctity of the contract. We cannot adopt for ourselves the policies of union leaders who insist that because they have a contract, their members are compelled to perform work even behind a picket line. Every picket line must be respected as though it were our Own.”

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Dockworkers vs. Big Money: ILA faces off against Wall Street

At the beginning of August, leaders of North America’s largest dockworkers’ union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), sent

By Lallan Schoenstein

At the beginning of August, leaders of North America’s largest dockworkers’ union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), sent the employer association, USMX, a strike notice that federal law requires 60 days before a strike. 

When ILA delegates met on Sept. 4 and 5, they reported that union members voiced unanimous support for a strike. As delegates discussed the demands and a strike strategy, ILA  president Harold Daggett told the ILA members they must be prepared “to hit the streets at 12:01 on Tuesday, Oct. 1.”

Longshore workers on the West Coast are in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). They deal with the country’s biggest container volume. On the East Coast, the five busiest ports are covered by the ILA contract agreement with USMX: New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, Virginia, and Charleston.

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Teamster Chris Silvera speaks on the history of class warfare

Dockworkers commemorate Bloody Thursday 2024 On July 5, 1934, San Francisco port bosses pulled out all stops trying to break a two-month Wes

By Chris Silvera

We must never forget the battles that brought us here — the sacrifices of life, blood, and the tears of families who carried the burden of family members’ deaths in the ongoing struggle of labor to defeat capital.

Why was 1934 so significant in the war against the capitalist ruling class? 

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ILWU retiree Clarence Thomas on labor’s role in Palestinian solidarity

On May 23, 2024, Clarence Thomas was interviewed by brother Husayn Karimi. Karimi is one of the organizers of the successful People’s Confer

By Lallan Schoenstein

On May 23, 2024, Clarence Thomas was interviewed by brother Husayn Karimi. Karimi is one of the organizers of the successful People’s Conference for Palestine held in Detroit, Michigan, from May 24-26. Thomas’ statement on the video interview was intended to be aired during a Labor for Palestine Workshop at the conference. 

Shown here is the raw video footage. Unfortunately, the edited final presentation was not shown as planned. An unexpected appearance by a Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions member caused a major adjustment in the program.  

Thomas’ interview is relevant not only in view of ILWU Local 10’s nearly two decades-long Palestinian solidarity actions. He explains why union actions in solidarity with Palestine to end the U.S./Zionist campaign of genocide – both here and around the world – are in the interests of the unions themselves. Please share the video widely.