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The largest maritime union workers in North America
Dear Friends: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929. This year we honor him on his actual 95th birthday. Of course, we know his life was cut short by a racist assassin in 1964 while he was fighting for the rights of sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. Reverend King understood the …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (December 31, 2023) ILA President Harold Daggett elevated his union to international prominence in 2023 bringing together Dockworker Union Leaders from around the world to his International Convention in July; creating an International Maritime Alliance to band all dockers unions together to fight against the onslaught of job-destroying automation; and positioned …
Dear Friends: Happy New Year! A successful 2023 included the reelection of our dynamic leader, President, Harold J. Daggett; many ILA ports with record cargo volumes handled by our ILA workforce; international solidarity; and many other positive events. Our productive 2023 was a result of your hard work and dedication, and for that you …
Dear Friends: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” * Never has this line of Scripture meant more than it does now. With all the craziness in the world today, we must pause during this season and reflect and pray for peace and humanity. May the Spirit of Christmas …
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (December 20, 2023) Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) will conduct rallies at the New York and Boston offices of Ørsted US on Thursday, December 21, 2023, to draw public attention to the orchestrated attack on the ILA’s core work jurisdiction by Ørsted US, a developer of wind farms for the …
Check out the top stories in this month’s Longshoremen Newsletter Daggett Declares: “There will be no contract extension if an agreement isn’t reached with USMX by September 30, 2024” ILA Establishes the Basis for the Negotiation of the Future Master Contract to Achieve an Historic Agreement ILA Slams Governors of South Carolina and Georgia for …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (December 16, 2023) Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen’s Association announced the ILA endorsement of Steve Sweeney for Governor of New Jersey, citing the one-time New Jersey Senate President’s long-time support of issues important to the ILA and New Jersey working families. Though the New Jersey Gubernatorial election is 23 months …
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – (December 15, 2023). ILA President Harold J. Daggett has been invited by Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church, to send a delegation of ILA leaders to meet with the Holy Father at the Vatican in Rome. Pope Francis extended this invitation to dockworker leaders globally to meet with him …
Avoiding the “Failure to Communicate!” In marine cargo handling operations, the ability to effectively communicate your actions and intentions can literally make the difference between life and death. The relationship between any shore-based or shipboard crane and the signalperson deployed to be the eyes and ears of the load mover cannot be overstated. OSHA requires …
On behalf of the Executive Officers of the International Longshoremen’s Association, I want to wish our 85,000 members and their families a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving 2023. We are all blessed to be members of the greatest union in America, and throughout the world. I am thankful for your support to allow me to lead …
Dear Friends: The year has sped by and here we are at the 2023 Holiday season. This Thanksgiving allows us to pause and reflect on our many blessings even as war, hatred and chaos exists around the world and at home. We had a successful International Convention re-electing President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President …
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – (Nov. 7, 2023) The ILA’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District opened its 2023 Educational Conference opened today in Nashville, Tennessee with ILA leaders focusing remarks on the union’s upcoming wage scale meetings with United States Maritime Alliance. Alan Robb, President of the host South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District, opened the …
