This app helps longshore workers track their shifts, calculate earnings, and verify paystub accuracy. It breaks down pay, tracks benefits like pension and welfare, and provides insights into work distribution. Designed for ILWU-PMA workers on the Pacific Coast.
2.4.1
September 7, 2026
Dispatch slip scanning, nineteen job differentials corrected, and Local 514 additions. SCANNING NEW: Photograph your dispatch slip and the Add Shift form fills itself in. Local 502. NEW: Reading happens on your phone. The slip is not uploaded. NEW: Use a slip you already photographed instead of taking a new one. PAY FIXED: Nineteen Article 17 job differentials were paying zero. Check any shift logged on those jobs. FIXED: Personal leave now counts toward welfare qualifying hours. FIXED: Union business was counting toward the hours on the calendar bar. LOCAL 514 FOREMEN NEW: Book and Paperwork. Scan bay sheets, several pages in one pass, kept with that day's shift. NEW: A guided tour for logging a double. EVERYWHERE NEW: Duplicate shifts on a day are flagged and fixed in one tap. NEW: Rename a job across every shift that uses it. NEW: Ship photos you add save to your Photos app and appear on the vessel page immediately. NEW: A prompt before adding a shift to a pay week you already reconciled. FIXED: Opening the app and logging a shift with no connection. FIXED: Members with existing history were shown the welcome carousel on a weak signal. FIXED: A failed ship photo upload now reports the actual reason. support@dockbook.ca
MoreAll Pro features, billed annually.
DockBook automatically calculates your pay based on regular, overtime, and premium hours, including travel time, meal allowances, and shift differentials. It uses contract-specific calculations to ensure accuracy.
Yes, DockBook tracks your PGP weekly earnings, your weekly cap, and the PGP owed to you. It also provides a heads-up on actions that could put your guarantee at risk.
DockBook helps you track qualifying hours toward ILWU-PMA welfare coverage and your PMA pension estimate and years of service. It also tracks 401(k) employer contributions by qualifying year.
After logging your shifts, DockBook calculates what you are owed. When your check arrives, you can compare it to DockBook's calculation to see if it is short.
Pro features include week view, custom shift types, callback flagging, dispatch slip upload, templates, My Stats, peer average hours, Equipment Notes, Leave tracking, Pension and 401(k), Pay Guarantee Plan, Welfare Plan, Registration Progress, Paystubs reconciliation, and the Pay Calculator.
DockBook Pro is available for $6.99 per month or $49.99 per year. The annual plan includes a 30-day free trial.
Yes, DockBook contains advertisements. As it is a free app with in-app purchases for Pro features, ads are included to support its development.
DockBook is available for iPhone and iPad devices. It syncs securely across your devices and backs up automatically.