1934 was the first time a union attempted to organize dockworkers coast-wide. It was intended to prevent shippers from shifting their operations from port to port to thwart union organizing
drives.

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The ILWU is negotiating a new labor deal for its more than 40,000 dockworkers at 29 U.S. ports.  Its current deal expires July 1.  At issue is the union’s defined benefit pension plan, as well as how ports will respond to new government security provisions that could screen some workers from their jobs.  

In early May, longshoremen shut down West Coast ports to protest the war in Iraq. 

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"These are good high-paying jobs that provide health benefits and pensions," he said. "The port will also create truck, warehouse, and rail jobs. You're not going to get these by giving into a few real estate interests."

-- Bayonne Community News, September 26, 2007

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1. So you’re a Longshoremen . . .
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