https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/07/20/tensions-escalate-in-washington-port-union-battle-over-jobs/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 02:38:33 -0400<![CDATA[To say that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union is a militant union would be something of an understatement. Following the deadly 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike (of which the ILWU still commemorates &#8216;Bloody Thursday&#8216;), the longshoremen&#8217;s union (originally part of the International Longshoremen&#8217;s Association) has controlled the West Coast ports for nearly 80 years and its militancy continues to this day.]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:00:20 -0400<![CDATA[LaborUnionReport]]>https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/07/20/tensions-escalate-in-washington-port-union-battle-over-jobs-n39730