ILWU Local 10 refuses to unload South African cargo to protest apartheid, drawing international attention and strengthening the U.S. anti-apartheid movement.
Harry Bridges steps down as ILWU president after 40 years. His leadership shaped the union into one of the most progressive and militant in U.S. labor.
ILWU launches a coastwide strike lasting 130 days over mechanization and job protections. Nixon invokes Taft-Hartley to reopen ports. A settlement follows.
Under Cold War pressure, the ILWU is expelled from the CIO for refusing to disavow alleged Communist leaders. The union remains strong and independent.
ILWU workers strike for 177 days in Hawaii, demanding equal pay and union recognition. The strike challenges corporate power in the islands and leads to political transformation.
West Coast longshoremen strike for 95 days in 1948. They win a coastwide contract and maintain union hiring halls despite intense pressure under the Taft-Hartley Act.
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