ILWU Origins and Early Leadership
Click the links below to read the oral historiesHarry Bridges: Worker, Founder, Visionary Pt. 1
The Beginning of the Union, 1924-1933
Harry Bridges: Worker, Founder, Visionary Pt. 2
The Union Takes Hold and the Coming of the Big Strike, 1933-1934
Harry Bridges: Worker, Founder Pt. 3
Visionary Victory in the 1934 Strike
Bill Chester: ILWU Civil Rights and Community Leader, 1938-1969