SAGCD - ILA
The largest maritime union workers in North America
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ILA: This Labor Day we are on the cusp of longshore history. We will either have a new, strong, and rewarding Master Contract, or we will be expressing our solidarity on the picket line. Our International leadership has worked tirelessly to negotiate a new Master Contract we will be …
Labor Day 2024 More Meaningful To ILA and Its Members As They Fight For Fair and Decent Contract by Harold J. Daggett NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 28, 2024) As America collectively salutes and thanks Organized Labor and its members this coming Monday for the contribution American workers have made to build our great nation, Labor …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 22, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is confident that polls showing high approval for labor unions across America will be an asset as it prepares for ILA Wage Scale Meetings for early September and a possible coast-wide strike at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports on October 1, 2024, if …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 16, 2024) The leader of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), Willie E. Adams, today reaffirmed his union’s support for the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and its negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), in a letter sent to ILA leader, Harold J. Daggett. “As you continue negotiating and move …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 10, 2024) Harold J. Daggett, International President of the 85,000-member International Longshoremen’s Association, continues to work round the clock, eager to engage in serious negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), while also preparing his membership for a possible strike on October 1, 2024, if USMX fails to reach an agreement …
ISO containers must be marked in a manner which conforms to ISO Standard 6346. That Standard requires containers to be marked with a two digit “Size” code and a two digit “Type” code. Understanding what those codes actually mean allows us to conduct our work effectively and safely. Perhaps more importantly, when ship planners and …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 3, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) earlier this week alerted all its locals covered by the Master Contract with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) that Wage Scale Committee Meetings will be held, beginning on Wednesday, September 4 at the Teaneck Marriott Hotel at Glenpointe in Teaneck, New Jersey, according to …
