As ILWU Canadian President Rob Ashton Announces Dockworkers Strike Beginning Saturday, July 1st, ILA President Harold Daggett Pledges Full Support and Praises Canadian Dockers For Taking Job Action to Fight Automation

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 28, 2023) ILA President Harold J. Daggett sent a letter of solidarity and support to ILWU Canadian President Rob Ashton Whose Union Announced a strike beginning Saturday, July 1st, 2023, citing protecting its current and future members from the devastating impacts of Port Automation; erosion of work through “Contracting Out” and protections against runaway inflation and “rocketing Cost of Living.”

“We applaud ILWU Canada for taking a strong stand against port automation, as well as the loss of work through ‘Contracting Out’ and for protecting workers’ earnings in the face of high inflation,” wrote ILA President Daggett to his West Coast Canadian counterpart, President Rob Ashton.

To view the letter, click here.