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'''Longshoremen''' are dock workers who load and unload ships at ports.

'''Longshoremen''' are dock workers who load and unload ships at ports.

They are sometimes called '''stevedores''' (derived from the [[Spain|Spanish]] ''estibador'' or [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ''estivador '' "man who loads"), defined as an individual (or sometimes a firm that employs individuals) who contract to load or unload a ship.<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref>  

They are sometimes called '''stevedores''' (derived from the [[Spain|Spanish]] ''estibador'' or [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ''estivador '' "man who loads"), defined as an individual (or sometimes a firm that employs individuals) who contract to load or unload a ship.<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref>  

In the [[United Kingdom]], they are called '''Dockers''' and in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] they are often referred to as '''Longshoremen'''.  

In the [[United Kingdom]], they are called '''Dockers''' and in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] they are often referred to as '''Longshoremen'''.

 

In the United States, most longshoremen are covered by one of two major trade unions: the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA, covering the ports along the East Coast and Gulf Coast, as well as Puerto Rico and the Great Lakes) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU, covering the ports along the West Coast as well as Hawaii).

==American dock workers strike==

==American dock workers strike==