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Tyre Nichols Death Represents Painful Fact Our Nation Is Failing To Meet Civil Rights Challenges; ILA Civil Rights Chair Herbie Hall Promises Longshore Union Will Lead Fight for Equality and Justice

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (February 1, 2023) The leader of the Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee of the International Longshoremen’s Association said the death of Tyre Nichols, allegedly at the hands of Memphis , Tennessee police, demonstrates the need for the United States to redouble its effort at guaranteeing basic human rights for all …

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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2023 Message Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dear Friends: We celebrate and memorialize Martin Luther King Jr. who would be 94 in 2023. We pause as we recall his tragic assassination in 1968. We recall the many others struck down in the pursuit of civil rights and equal rights for all.  We recall those fallen resulting from abuses of others. Martin Luther …

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In New Year’s Greeting To ILA President Harold Daggett, International Dockworkers Council (IDC) Pledges Full Support to ILA In Future Master Contract Negotiations With USMX

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (January 10, 2023) The leadership of the world-wide International Dockworkers’ Council (IDC) sent a 2023 New Year’s message to ILA International President Harold J. Daggett, pledging the support of the IDC and its 140,000 global dockworker members to help “safeguard the future of the ILA dockworkers and their families.” In a …

Read moreIn New Year’s Greeting To ILA President Harold Daggett, International Dockworkers Council (IDC) Pledges Full Support to ILA In Future Master Contract Negotiations With USMX
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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular 2023-01 – Seat Belts Save Lives!

Dear Industry Colleagues, Please find the subject OSH Circular below. In it, the Joint Safety Committee (JSC) provides needed emphasis regarding the use of seatbelts/restraints during the operation of vehicular equipment. ILA~USMX OSH Circulars like this one are always distributed to ILA International offices; to the offices of USMX, to all USMX port associations; to …

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2022 Christmas Greetings from ILA – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast President Alan A. Robb

Dear Friends: I am filled with joy as I extend Christmas greetings to all our ILA workers, employers, and industry partners this Holiday season. We must be thankful for our bounty as we celebrate; respectful of our diversity as we commemorate our praise; rejoice in our fellowship as we honor all who serve. Barbara joins …

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ILA and President Harold Daggett Achieve Victory In Right To Sue Employers Who Fail To Keep Contractual Pledges; National Labor Relations Board Rules ILA Suit In Charleston, SC Is Lawful and Can Move Forward

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (December 22, 2022). In a major victory yesterday that benefits the ILA and validates ILA President Harold Daggett’s argument that all new work at ILA ports must go to the ILA, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sided with the ILA against USMX in a case involving a newly built terminal …

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ILA Endorses Senator John Whitmire for Houston Mayor

The thousands of men and women workers of the International Longshoremen’s Association who provide the labor supporting the maritime industry in and around the Port of Houston understand the infrastructure needs and requirements to keep the area’s economic engine running. Senator John Whitmire, with fifty years of experience in Austin has dealt with Port issues, …

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International Longshoremen’s Association and Atlantic Coast District, ILA Announce Location and Dates For 2023 Quadrennial Conventions; Union Returns to Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (December 15, 2022) – The International Longshoremen’s Association will be returning to the Diplomat Resort Hotel in Hollywood, Florida for the Union’s Fifty-Sixth Quadrennial Convention in July 2023 with sessions held Monday, July 24, 2023, through Thursday, July 27, 2023. Convention delegates and guests will register on Saturday and Sunday, July 22 …

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Longshoreman Union Members from ILA Local 1416 Step Up this Holiday Season and Give Back to Low-Income Liberty City Families at Annual Toy Drive

On Saturday, December 17th, union members from the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) Local 1416 will be distributing toys to hundreds of children from Liberty City low-income families that otherwise may not be able to afford to purchase Christmas gifts for their children this year. “Over the years our annual toy drive has given so many …

Read moreLongshoreman Union Members from ILA Local 1416 Step Up this Holiday Season and Give Back to Low-Income Liberty City Families at Annual Toy Drive