International Longshore and Warehouse Union

Your Holiday Presents Are Floating Off The Coast Of L.A.

Updated at the bottom: It's over, says the mayor. First posted at 9:02 a.m. Tuesday. The Los Angeles port strike has gone largely unnoticed by much of L.A, largely because it hasn't affected you much. But think about this: On the eighth day of the strike, with cargo ships waiting outside the large ... More >>

Occupy L.A. Does Not Expect to Shut Down Port of L.A. on Dec. 12

​After getting evicted from City Hall, Occupy L.A. is searching for a second act. This week, there were protests at foreclosed homes. On Monday, occupiers plan to rally at the Port of L.A., as part of a coordinated "blockade" of West Coast ports.The Ports of L.A. and Long Beach make up the biggest ... More >>

Joe Buscaino Has Momentum In City Council Race, But Could Unions Give Warren Furutani A Chance?

​Tuesday update: The L.A. County Federation of Labor endorsed Furutani on Monday night, sharpening the biz-vs-labor narrative. More below.Joe Buscaino came from nowhere to win the most votes in last week's primary in the 15th Council District. Since then, the San Pedro cop been racking up endorsem ... More >>

Janice Hahn Withdraws Support For Gambol Shipyard

Janice Hahn​The battle over whether to build a new shipyard at the Port of L.A. is over, as Councilwoman Janice Hahn withdrew her support today.The council voted 13-0 today in favor of the Harbor Commission's decision to cut off talks with Gambol Industries, which has been lobbying to build a ship ... More >>

Dana Rohrabacher Gets Involved In Gambol Shipyard Plan For Port Of Los Angeles

Dana Rohrabacher​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn voted today to overrule the Harbor Commission, siding with Gambol Industries in their long-running battle to build a new shipyard at the Port of L.A.Hahn was the only council member who showed up to today's hearing at the Trade, Commerce and Tourism C ... More >>

Clerical Workers At Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Threaten To Strike

Mali Mish via Flickr​Nine hundred clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have threatened to strike unless companies make concessions. Though no walkout date has been set, the union voted unanimously on Tuesday night after shipping companies failed to reach an agreement bef ... More >>

Crushed Longshoreman Identified

Port of LA​The longshoreman crushed to death by an empty shipping trailer at a large Terminal Island container yard has been identified as John Robert Kiser, according to the Daily Breeze. The accident occurred Saturday evening when a tractor was moving the freight trailer at the Evergreen termina ... More >>

A Heavy Load

The ports say they have a plan for cleaner, safer trucks. But do they have a plan for the truckers?

Hand Jobs and Handouts

Deputy Mayor Troy Edwards became Leland Wong’s go-to boy

Ports of Exhaust

Who’ll foot the bill for cleaner big rigs?

New Dock City

Can the ILWU stay out of the bite?

Ports of Loss

Taft-Hartley chalks up another victory for the boss

A Stormy Port

Pier Pressure

Signs of a rumble on the waterfront

The Push for a Living Wage in Mexico

Independent unions challenge economic elite, but victories are rare and hard-fought

Vel Avaliente Chicano

Bert Corona, 1918–2001

Hollywood a Rustbelt?

Unions fear job loss — and argue among themselves about how to stop it