ILWU

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ILWU
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:AFL–CIO
gptkb:Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations
gptkbp:color blue
white
yellow
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1937
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Harry_Bridges
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:International_Longshore_and_Warehouse_Union
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ILWU
gptkbp:mainActivity representing warehouse workers
representing dock workers
representing longshoremen
gptkbp:membership over 40,000
gptkbp:motto An injury to one is an injury to all
gptkbp:notableAction anti-war protests
support for civil rights movement
opposition to Japanese American internment
May Day port shutdowns
anti-apartheid port boycotts
support for farm workers
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:1948_West_Coast_Longshore_Strike
West Coast Waterfront Strike of 1934
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bloody_Thursday
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:David_Arian
gptkb:James_Spinosa
gptkb:Willie_Adams
gptkb:Harry_Bridges
gptkbp:notablePublication The Dispatcher
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:AFL–CIO
gptkbp:president gptkb:Willie_Adams
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkb:West_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:sector gptkb:shopping_mall
shipping
maritime
dock work
longshore
gptkbp:separates gptkb:International_Longshoremen's_Association
gptkbp:website https://www.ilwu.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Longshore_and_Warehouse_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7