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The largest maritime union workers in North America
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 …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 29, 2024) Eloy Cortez, a 27-year veteran of the ILA, was recently appointed as an International Vice President to fill the unexpired term of legendary ILA leader Clyde Fitzgerald, who stepped down from the International Executive Council. “Our ILA Executive Council voted unanimously to appoint Eloy Cortez as a Vice President …
Thank you, Dennis for telling the world how special our jobs are; if it wasn’t for the dockworkers around the world these companies would not be rich companies that they are today. We are the dockers from around the world who made these companies what they are today. And now they’re looking to get rid …
Dear Friends and Supporters, I am writing to you today as Dennis A. Daggett, a member and Executive Vice President of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), and a representative of the International Dockworkers Council (IDC). At this critical juncture, we need your understanding and support more than ever. Over the past few years, the shipping …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 16, 2024). Charles Spencer, Executive Vice President Emeritus of the International Longshoremen’s Association’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District, and a legendary leader for the ILA at the Port of Jacksonville, Florida for decades, will receive the 2024 Benjamin L. Hooks “Keeper of the Flame” Award” from the National Association …
As the International Longshoremen’s Association approaches the expiration of the current six-year Master Contract covering all ports from Maine to Texas with United States Maritime Alliance in two months, its position negotiating a new agreement is strongly bolstered by expressions of solidarity and support from labor organizations in the United States and globally. The New …
