Provide the name of the national or international union you are going to report on. International Longshore and Warehouse Union. In doing your report use Union Report outline with bullet point sentences under each report element. Pay particular attention to the History and Current Challenges portion of the report. See attached Union Report outline to help you get started on your report. Do not rely only on the union website and Wikipedia for your report. Use other resources like Google, and the New York Times to find useful articles about the union you have chosen. Cornell University and the University of California-Berkeley have excellent resources. Also, consider your sources. The Center for Union Facts has some useful information, but it is a right-wing, anti-union organization. The Economic Policy Institute is a liberal think tank that is pro-union.
Union Organization
• Type of workers in union
• Organization by occupation, industry, employer, other
• Number, size and distribution of local unions
• Regional, state or district structures (number and size)
• Membership (size: active/retired members)
Governance
• Officer selection process (convention, direct election)
• Departments
• Federation membership (AFL-CIO, CtW, CLC, independent)
• International Labor Federation membership(s)
Bargaining Structures: What type of contracts does the union have.
• National level
• Industry level
• Company/Employer
• Workplace level
Dues
• How calculated
• How distributed (locals, districts, councils or regions, national union, strike fund, etc.)
History and Challenges in the Union’s Environment
• Date founded
• Changes over time in size and jurisdiction
• Mergers
• Changes in industries, technology, the law, etc. which have impacted the
union in the past and currently. Include how the union has responded to these
challenges.
Sources. List two or three resources used in preparing your report in addition to the union’s
Website or Wikipedia.
