International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8 - ILWU Local 8

10/23/2016

World union meeting commences today in Panama

10/23/2016

LOS ANGELES >> Port dockworkers are suing terminal operators and ocean carriers along the West Coast for what they say are tens of millions of dollars in unreimbursed health claims. The Pacific Maritime As

10/03/2016

10/02/2016

How does a modern container ship 790-feet long and with a gross tonnage of 31,515 sink without a sole survivor?

09/12/2016

Samsung and Ashley Furniture among shippers filing claims to US bankruptcy court over Hanjin

09/09/2016

A moment of silence for a fallen worker. One death on the job is too many. Condolences and support to the family during this tragic time.
An injury to one is an injury to all!

A Georgia Ports Authority Longshoreman died during a cargo operation at GPA's Ocean Terminal Wednesday morning.

08/30/2016

The OADC has joined the 21st century and has created a page. Please like it and you will be kept informed of what the OADC is doing to help out ILWU here in Oregon.

This page is for the ILWU Oregon Area District Council.

08/02/2016

Portland’s Rivergate rail overpass project receives federal TIGER grant

07/20/2016

A towering figure in U.S. labor history will be honored with a statue in Tacoma. The sculpture will commemorate Harry Bridges, founder of the International

07/11/2016

Statement by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) on the death of Philando Castile: ITF general secretary Stephen Cotton said: “On behalf

07/11/2016

U.S. East and West Coast ports are preparing for a planned hour-long work...