Pamphlets: International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union Local 6


The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (now known as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, or ILWU) is a labor union that primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and British Columbia, Canada.  ILWU Local 6 is based in Oakland, California.

Illustration for a pamphlet on the History of the Wharehousemen's Union with a drawing of a moving dolly

The following documents include a welcome pamphlet for new members of I.L.W.U. Local 6, an organizing manual for active unionists, and a history of the I.L.W.U. titled Behind the Waterfront.