Take It Easy, But Take It

This is a working list that is continually being expanded and cross referenced as I work through archival material. You will notice I pose questions next to some of the locals or include various notes. If you use this list as a reference please know it may not be 100% accurate. This is a continuation of my project to map the Congress of Industrial Organizations. You will notice several different charters with the same local number. The International reused local numbers as they amalgamated or ceased to exist. Making this research a tad bit more difficult. ILWU Local 1 - RAYMOND, WA (longshore) *** chartered ’37  ILWU Local 2 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA (shipscalers) *** chartered ’37 ILWU Local 3 - STOCKTON, CA, (Barge / Power Boat)  *** chartered ’37 in 1950 Local 3 becomes catch all for the International Fisherman & Allied Workers after they are expelled from the CIO. Below is a list of locals that became Local 3 in 1950. I believe these numbers correspond w...

WW2 leaflet News Bulletin, just one month after the end of the war. "NEW YORK, (via radio) - The crippling strike of almost 60,000 longshoremen is delaying the return of "thousands of troops" according to Captain Hewlett Bishop of the War Shipping Administration. the world's busiest harbor was virtually idle again today, the 10th day of the walkout in a union dispute over new contracts. Thousands of tons of cargo went unmoved as 369 ships were tied up. The strike, said Captain Hewlett Bishop of the War Shipping Administration, was delaying the return of "thousands of troops" and 17 Liberty ships were ordered to leave their cargo behind and sail for Europe immediately to pick up returning servicemen. In London British troops were unloading food cargoes from approximately 300 ships tied up by the countries most paralyzing dock strike since 1926.  The unauthorized walkout which threatened a critical food shortage, started at Liverpool more...

-ILA 38-79 San Francisco Longshore  - ILA 38-123 Portland Wheat/Cereal ILA 38-12 Seattle Longshore ILA 38 Sacramento Wheat/Cereal - ILA 38-78 Portland General Longshore - Save 28 Innocent ILA Men from Portland during the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike ILA 38-78-A Portland Super Cargos & Checkers

Agreement Between Various Steamship Companies and the National Maritime Union of America C.I.O. Two year agreement spanning 1941-1943 for unlicensed seamen. Two sections in here stood out to me, the first regarding a ship's crew performing longshoremen's work, the other is about baking bread.  "Article I Section 19. LONGSHORE WORK BY CREW. In those outports where there are no regular longshoremen available, members of the crew may be required to drive winches for handling cargo, or may be required to handle cargo.  Borsch work performed during their regular working hours, they shall be paid, in addition to their regular monthly wages, at a rate of $0.70 per hour; and for such work performed during overtime hours they shall be paid at one and one-half times the overtime rate. The phrase "regular working hours" means men on regular straight time and is not restricted to men on sea watches. This section shall not be so construed as to be applicabl...