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Occupation of loading and unloading ships
A dockworker (also called a docker, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore, wharfman or wharfie) is a waterfront manual laborer who loads and unloads ships. As
Dockworker
American dockworker and union leader
2024-10-02. Curtis, Laura; Shanker, Deena; Sasso, Michael (2024-10-01). "Dockworker Chief Aims to Make History With Election Day Looming". Bloomberg News
Harold_Daggett
Strike in the German Empire
The Hamburg dockworkers' strike of 1896-97 was considered one of the largest labour disputes in the German Empire. It began on November 21, 1896, lasted
1896–97 Hamburg dockworkers' strike
1896–97_Hamburg_dockworkers'_strike
Labor stoppage on U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports
disagreements about compensation for workers and the use of automation. Dockworkers agreed to suspend the strike on October 3, 2024, with their current contract
2024 United States port strike
2024_United_States_port_strike
Labor riot in Louisiana
The 1895 New Orleans dockworkers massacre was an attack against black, non-union dockworkers by unionized white workers on March 11 and 12, 1895. The
1895 New Orleans dockworkers massacre
1895_New_Orleans_dockworkers_massacre
Ghanaian trade union
The Maritime and Dockworkers' Union (MDU) is a trade union representing workers in seaports in Ghana. The union was founded in 1956, with the merger of
Maritime and Dockworkers' Union
Maritime_and_Dockworkers'_Union
Topics referred to by the same term
docker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Docker most often refers to: A dockworker, a manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships, also
Docker
The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is an association formed by organizations of dockworkers from around the world. The IDC was officially founded
International Dockworkers Council
International_Dockworkers_Council
Lynching of Finnish-American in Minnesota
Kinkkonen (June 10, 1880 – September 18, 1918) was a Finnish-American dockworker and logger. He was lynched in Duluth, Minnesota, by the Knights of Liberty
Lynching_of_Olli_Kinkkonen
American actress (born 1981)
Patty Guest star, episode: "God Bless The Child" Rizzoli & Isles Female Dockworker Guest star, episode: "Gone Daddy Gone" 2013 The Trials of Cate McCall
Amanda_Aday
1983 Cuban film
focuses on a theater director who starts up a relationship with a female dockworker. However, his machismo complicates matters. The movie is a general look
Up_to_a_Certain_Point
United States government and Italian mafia's collaborative efforts
Italian-American fisherman and dockworker population on the waterfront. Their efforts were fruitless, as the dockworkers and fishermen in the Italian Mafia-controlled
Collaborations between the United States government and Italian Mafia
Collaborations_between_the_United_States_government_and_Italian_Mafia
North American labor union
coast of the US, from Bellingham, Washington, to San Diego; its 15,000 dockworkers were paid an average of $171,000 in 2019. The union has been described
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
International_Longshore_and_Warehouse_Union
Canadian singer and musician (1940–2007)
Halifax's North End in a devout Roman Catholic household. His father was a dockworker and Doherty has described his mother as "a housewife and mystic". Doherty
Denny_Doherty
Character from The Wire
the wayward and rebellious son of Nick's uncle Frank Sobotka. Nick is a dockworker in the Port of Baltimore, and works for his uncle Frank Sobotka, the secretary
Nick_Sobotka
Italian-American mob boss (1902–1957)
York City's waterfront for most of his criminal career, mainly through dockworker unions. Anastasia was murdered on October 25, 1957, on the orders of Vito
Albert_Anastasia
American film director and producer
by Sam Raimi, most notably as a fake shemp in Army of Darkness and a dockworker in Darkman. He also produced a remake of his film Maniac (2012) and is
William_Lustig
American film director (1957–2025)
Ninja Yes 1990 The Rookie Yes Lionheart Yes Pool Fight Bookie Darkman Dockworker #5 1992 The Nutt House Yes Yes Credited as Peter Perkinson 1995 The Quick
Scott_Spiegel
English actor (born 1997)
Howard was born in Liverpool and grew up in Norris Green. His father is a dockworker and his mother an NHS worker. Howard took acting classes at local performing
Ellis_Howard
Working-class person who performs manual labour
Conductor (train crew) Construction worker Crane operator Diesel mechanic Dockworker Drywall mechanic Electrician Electronics technician Farmer or Farmworker
Blue-collar_worker
1960 deadly explosion of a French cargo ship in Havana, Cuba
ammunition to the NIAR. He said he had learned of a plot by an anti-communist dockworker to explode the ship, did not think Morgan was involved, and now feared
La_Coubre_explosion
British beer writer (born 1939,age 87)
Deptford, London to a working-class family in 1939. His father was a dockworker. During the Blitz he was evacuated with his mother to Norfolk. He grew
Roger_Protz
Trade union in Japan
The All Japan Dockworkers' Union (JDU; Japanese: 全日本港湾労働組合, Zenkowan) is a trade union representing port workers in Japan. The union was established in
All_Japan_Dockworkers'_Union
American actor (1936–2018)
a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom. He wrote that while working as a dockworker, he was offered $150 to jump through a glass window on a live television
Burt_Reynolds
American professional wrestler and actor (1926–1992)
(Enforcer) 1973 The Funny Face of the Godfather Saro 1975 Strike Force Italian dockworker 1976 Patty The Racketeer 1977 Contract on Cherry Street Phil Lombardi
Lenny_Montana
American actor (1924–2004)
(1950) and won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances as dockworker Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and crime boss Vito Corleone
Marlon_Brando
British restaurateur
East End neighborhood of Bethnal Green, where his father worked as a dockworker and his mother was a self-educated homemaker. McNally left school at age
Keith_McNally
Rivalry between two London football teams
as the Dockers derby, as both sets of supporters were predominantly dockworkers at shipyards on the River Thames. Consequently, each set of fans worked
Millwall F.C.–West Ham United F.C. rivalry
Millwall_F.C.–West_Ham_United_F.C._rivalry
strike flag Commemoration February strike with flag at half-mast at the dockworker The February Strike Flag was awarded to the city by Queen Wilhelmina on
Flag_of_Amsterdam
African-American former slave (died 1872)
in August 1855 and testified in the trial of William Still and five dockworkers, charged by her slaver John Hill Wheeler with assault. They had aided
Jane_Johnson_(slave)
Union group
Dockworkers in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century often coordinated their unionization efforts across racial lines. The nature of that coordination
New Orleans dock workers and unionization
New_Orleans_dock_workers_and_unionization
Character from The Wire
get Frank closer to a senator in his congregation). Suspicious of how a dockworker could have so much disposable income, Valchek persuades Deputy Commissioner
Frank_Sobotka
Norwegian police procedural television series
Helene Angell as Isabell: Linnea's school friend Anders Rogg as Kåre: dockworker, Jonas's former friend Jakob Fort as Lars Petter Myhre: Linnea's fellow
Wisting_(TV_series)
Japanese organized crime (yakuza) group
founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi. It originates in a loose labor union for dockworkers in Kobe before World War II. Once one of the largest criminal organizations
Yamaguchi-gumi
Failed German military offensive
Youth teenagers, emergency Luftwaffe ground personnel, and Kriegsmarine dockworkers. The only tanks available were approximately a dozen captured French
Army_Detachment_Steiner
2019 video game
hanged man killing is connected to an ongoing strike by the Martinaise dockworkers' union against the Wild Pines Group, a major logistics corporation. They
Disco_Elysium
Clown of Afro-Cuban descent
Basque Country, then moved to Bilbao where he worked odd jobs, such as dockworker, then as a porter at the train station. In Bilbao he met Tony Grice, a
Chocolat_(clown)
uprising in Point between Antiguan dockworkers and Barbudan dockworkers due to job competition. The Antiguan dockworkers later began to attack other minority
History of Antigua and Barbuda (1833–1870)
History_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda_(1833–1870)
Topics referred to by the same term
engineering, taxonomy, or liturgical studies, see Lumpers and splitters a dockworker who unloads fish at British fishing ports, or formerly in Australia anyone
Lumper
1989 American TV series or program
English Consul Clerk Eve Schickle as The Harlot Tommy Tam as Chinese Dockworker Theodore Thomas as Police Chief Violetta as Mildred Ed Wiley as Ffolkestone
Around the World in 80 Days (miniseries)
Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(miniseries)
British studio potter (1881–1968)
Imperial War Museum holds a 1919 watercolour painting by Keyes called WRNS Dockworker. The V&A museum holds an earthenware urn and a wall bracket designed by
Phyllis_Keyes
Season of television series
interest in a ship with a sheep figurehead, but is informed by Usopp, a dockworker who constantly gives false alarms of pirate attacks, that the ship is
One Piece (2023 TV series) season 1
One_Piece_(2023_TV_series)_season_1
American actor and longshoreman
Jr. at IMDb Selna, Robert (July 31, 2006). "Johnny Weissmuller Jr. -- dockworker, actor, yacht racer". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 19, 2018
Johnny_Weissmuller_Jr.
British politician (1947–1990)
parliament in a by-election, Carr died after only 57 days in office. He was a dockworker who later became a trade union official, but his political rise was assisted
Michael Carr (Labour politician)
Michael_Carr_(Labour_politician)
1937 British film by J. Elder Wills
streets of Marseille. Paul Robeson stars as a street-wise but honest dockworker who struggles with deep issues of integrity and human values. Elisabeth
Big_Fella
American actor (born 1966)
Year Title Role Notes 1990 Darkman Dockworker #2 1994 Angels in the Outfield Whit Bass 1995 Three Wishes Policeman One Tough Bastard Agent Ward 1996 Star
Neal_McDonough
British entertainer (1922–2012)
professional flyweight boxer, known as Battling Tom Smith, and a casual dockworker. Brought up Catholic, he attended St Joseph's School, Paradise Street
Max_Bygraves
Serbian footballer (1909–1963)
was a member of the French Resistance. After the war, he worked as a dockworker in Sète, where he died from a heart attack. FC Sète Champion of France:
Ivan_Bek
North American labor union
Manhattan. Irish dockworkers also had more of the dock and deck jobs in Manhattan, leaving the harder work in the hold to others; Italian dockworkers did the same
International Longshoremen's Association
International_Longshoremen's_Association
Association football club in Argentina
Swedish flag were adopted as the new team colours. Reportedly, it was the dockworker Juan Bricchetto who saw the ship, which was named Drottning Sophia. The
Boca_Juniors
Argentine dockworker
Luisa Lallana (1910 – 8 May 1928) was an Argentine dockworker. An anarcho-syndicalist activist affiliated with the Argentine Regional Workers' Federation
Luisa_Lallana
The 1930 Rangoon riots were a pair of race riots between Indian dockworkers and Burman labourers. The first broke out on 26 May near the Rangoon docks
1930_Rangoon_riots
American crime drama television series (2002–2008)
the plight of the blue-collar urban working class as exemplified by dockworkers in the city port, as some of them get caught up in smuggling drugs and
The_Wire
Headgear similar to a flat cap
photographs of the period show these caps worn not only by newsboys, but by dockworkers, high steel workers, shipwrights, costermongers, farmers, beggars, bandits
Newsboy_cap
American mobster
US Army}; John Marvin {February 1914} Occupations gangster; soldier; dockworker Criminal status served sentence-deceased Convictions 1904; 1912; 1915
Monk_Eastman
Surname list
an Argentine football player Luisa Lallana (1910 – 1928), an Argentine dockworker This page lists people with the surname Lallana. If an internal link intending
Lallana
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)
defended his own actions through his film On the Waterfront, in which a dockworker heroically testifies against a corrupt union boss. Miller would retaliate
Arthur_Miller
Finnish politician (1891–1933)
Onni Aukusti Mäenpää (5 January 1891 - 1933) was a Finnish dockworker and politician. He was born in Soini, and sided with the Reds during the Finnish
Aukusti_Mäenpää
Herbert Marcuse's Eros and Civilization is published. Joan Woodward's The Dockworker is published. Barbara Wootton's Foundations of Wage Policy is published
1950s_in_sociology
Capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau
transferred from Bolama to Bissau. 1959 saw the bloody repression of a dockworkers' strike, a key event that pushed the nationalists towards armed resistance
Bissau
2026 film by Tom Harper
Kingdom using economic subterfuge. Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg, a dockworker referred to as the 'Liverpool King' Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne, née Shelby
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Peaky_Blinders:_The_Immortal_Man
1964 German-French drama film
works as a prostitute with her own room. One night, she meets Nikos, a dockworker who perfectly embodies her idea of a "real man." Their happiness would
Games_of_Desire
American actor (1915–2006)
during which time he worked a series of odd jobs, including a stint as a dockworker and as a salesman at Macy's. He joined the U.S. Army during World War
Barnard_Hughes
Structure for securing floating vessels
A dockworker places a mooring line on a bollard.
Mooring
International Labour Organization Convention
21, 1929 Date in force March 9, 1932 Classification Dock Work Subject Dockworkers Previous Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 Next Protection
Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929
Marking_of_Weight_(Packages_Transported_by_Vessels)_Convention,_1929
American swing dance
characteristic Charleston beat, which Johnson said he first heard from Charleston dockworkers, incorporates the clave rhythm and was considered by composer and critic
Charleston_(dance)
1977 thriller film by Michael Anderson
Paul Scott Walker as Al Swain Wayne Heffley as Priest Don "Red" Barry as Dockworker Writer-producer Luciano Vincenzoni was first assigned to give the film
Orca_(1977_film)
(March 19, 1878 – December 6, 1957), was an Irish-Canadian soldier and dockworker. O'Rourke was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest, most prestigious
Michael_James_O'Rourke
American/British battle in Shanghai
being fearful of the advancing Small Swords, assembled a throng of dockworkers and vagrants to defend the city. When the Small Swords advance stalled
Battle_of_Muddy_Flat
President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Ry; Dumay, Cassandra (October 1, 2024). "Biden won't step in to stop dockworker strike". Politico. Retrieved March 1, 2025. Cathey, Libby (March 13, 2023)
Joe_Biden
1979 novel by John Wyndham
the taboo, but only concerned with the difficulty of employing local dockworkers to help move supplies to the island. The colony is established but as
Web_(novel)
through a difficult time. James "Jimmy" LaMotta ‡ (Brad Silverman) – A dockworker with Down syndrome. Leonard Dancey (Travis Michael Holder) – A lawyer
List of Quantum Leap (1989 TV series) characters
List_of_Quantum_Leap_(1989_TV_series)_characters
Labor relations of the American car company
Transportarbetareförbundet) blocked the loading and unloading of Tesla cars, while dockworker, electrician and postal unions halted services to Tesla. Elon Musk has
Tesla_and_trade_unions
British television series
2.76 Sam (Liam McMahon) and his eldest son Joe (Adam Little) are dockworkers, while Sam's wife Mary (Claire Cooper) and mother-in-law Ma (Julie Graham)
The_Hardacres
City in Texas, United States
Cuney established his own business of stevedores and a union of black dockworkers to break the white monopoly on dock jobs. Galveston was a cosmopolitan
Galveston,_Texas
Irish archaeologist
died 1930) and James Ó Ríordáin (1865-1939). Initially apprenticed as a dockworker at the Port of Cork, he took examinations for the Department of Education
Seán_P._Ó_Ríordáin
Belgian-Moroccan professional kickboxer
July 2024, he was arrested for ordering the kidnapping and assault of a dockworker from Antwerp in the drug world. Glory 2018 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix
Jamal_Ben_Saddik
Political party in the Netherlands
Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Utrecht. For many years the former Rotterdam dockworker Jeroen Toussaint has been its political secretary (chairman). GML publishes
Group of Marxist–Leninists/Red Dawn
Group_of_Marxist–Leninists/Red_Dawn
1886 bombing aftermath in Chicago, US
Thibodaux massacre (1887) 1891 New Orleans lynchings 1895 New Orleans dockworkers massacre Robert Charles riots (1900) Grabow riot (1912) North Carolina
Haymarket_affair
1968 speech by the British politician Enoch Powell
strikes continued, particularly in the West Midlands and among London dockworkers,. By 27 April, 4,500 dockers were on strike. On 28 April, 1,500 people
Rivers_of_Blood_speech
Consolidated city-parish in Louisiana, US
Black and white dockworkers resting on cotton bales
New_Orleans
Hand tool for securing and moving loads
extensive manual labor, and the longshoreman's hook was the basic tool of the dockworker. The hook became an emblem of the longshoreman's profession in the same
Hook_(hand_tool)
American mobster
townhouse in Manhattan. Canterino once told the FBI that he worked as a dockworker and foreman, and once "did time as a thief". An FBI report also notes
Dominick_Canterino
1924 film
featuring Kenneth MacDonald and Boris Karloff. The film is about a young dockworker who is framed for a robbery he did not commit by his foreman, gangster
Dynamite_Dan_(film)
American actress (1911–1995)
Florida, Thelma McQueen was the daughter of Wallace McQueen, a stevedore/dockworker, and Mary McQueen, who worked as a maid. After her parents separated,
Butterfly_McQueen
Finnish and Russian revolutionary (1885–1936)
Kuusinen Club Incident on 31 August 1920. Their father was a Finnish dockworker, Aappo Rahja. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in
Eino_Rahja
Painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw
Some lighting comes from the shop windows and a small fire at which two dockworkers are warming themselves. Atkinson Grimshaw was known for nocturnal views
Shipping_on_the_Clyde
American voice actor (born 1963)
Treasures (2018–present) - Enormous Coal The Last Prince of Atlantis (2018) - Dockworker, Young Deckhands The Loud House (2019, 2022) - Busker, Audience Member
Dino_Andrade
1986 single by Bon Jovi
working-class couple who struggle to make ends meet. Tommy loses his job as a dockworker due to a strike while Gina works as a diner waitress. Its storyline was
Livin'_on_a_Prayer
British fashion designer and personal assistant to Elizabeth II
Wardrobe). Kelly was born in Walton, Liverpool, as the daughter of a dockworker and a nurse. She was one of six children. Kelly began working for the
Angela_Kelly
Moroccan footballer
16 June 1917 in Casablanca, then part of French Morocco. The son of a dockworker, he lost his father at a very young age, after which he was largely raised
Larbi_Benbarek
1887 minor conflict in Ohio, US
Thibodaux massacre (1887) 1891 New Orleans lynchings 1895 New Orleans dockworkers massacre Robert Charles riots (1900) Grabow riot (1912) North Carolina
Reservoir_war
American strongman (1893–1977)
for the United States. He first went to Galveston, Texas, working as a dockworker and oil field worker. He also wrestled professionally at this time as
Joe_Greenstein
Neighborhood in New York City
up to 26,000 ships per year. Dockworkers of various ethnicities began settling in Red Hook. African-American dockworkers began to move to Red Hook in
Red_Hook,_Brooklyn
1947 U.S. federal law regulating labor unions
Wiseman, The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's how, Associated Press (October 2, 2024). Sanger, David
Taft–Hartley_Act
Economic and political movement seeking to advance workers
degree of strategic biracial cooperation existed among black and white dockworkers on the waterfronts of New Orleans, Louisiana during the early 20th century
Labour_movement
1937–1938 mass murder in China
shunned by nearly all school districts and only used by 13 schools. Dockworkers in Australia were horrified by the massacre and refused to load pig iron
Nanjing_Massacre
Italian American mobster (1897–1962)
Anastasia, a Luciano ally who controlled the docks, allegedly promised no dockworker strikes during the war. In preparation for the 1943 allied invasion of
Lucky_Luciano
Pennsylvanian Coal Strike
Thibodaux massacre (1887) 1891 New Orleans lynchings 1895 New Orleans dockworkers massacre Robert Charles riots (1900) Grabow riot (1912) North Carolina
1902_anthracite_coal_strike
General strike in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Organized labour portal 1929 New Orleans streetcar strike 1895 New Orleans dockworkers massacre Colored National Labor Union Labor history of the United States
1892 New Orleans general strike
1892_New_Orleans_general_strike
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Lefman (see Lemon).
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Honour of the People
Girl/Female
Muslim
Calm, Quiet and tranquil, Peace of mind
Boy/Male
English Teutonic
Hero's peace.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Divine Beauty
Girl/Female
Indian
One with golden body
Boy/Male
Hindu
Giving life, Re animating, Love
Female
Czechoslovakian
, hope.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
A Kind of Flowering Tree
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional
Flower; Goddess; Lotus; Born of a Lotus; Desirous; Beautiful; Goddess Lakshmi
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