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ILA Slams Governors of South Carolina and Georgia For “Rampant Mischaracterizations of International Longshoremen’s Association” In Their Supreme Court Brief

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 2, 2023) – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) issued a statement today slamming the Governors of South Carolina and Georgia for a brief they filed with the Supreme Court, filled with rampant mischaracterizations against the longshore union. The ILA, which represents 85,000 waterfront workers on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great …

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ILA Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee To Honor Four This Saturday, November 4th, At Annual Dinner In New Jersey

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 1, 2023) The ILA’s Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee will honor four leaders from the industry at their Tenth Annual Awards Dinner at the Envue Hotel, Weehawken, New Jersey, this Saturday, November 4th, 2023. Two International ILA Vice Presidents – Thomas Little from the Port of Hampton Roads, and John …

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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb Urges Houston Workforce to Back Senator John Whitmire for Mayor

To all City of Houston ILA Workers: Early voting is in process for the City of Houston elections, along with Texas Constitution amendments. Election day is Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The Gulf Coast Labor Council endorsements have been distributed and posted for your consideration. I want to particularly urge our Houston workforce to support Senator …

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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb Appointed Port Houston Commissioner

Alan A. Robb, South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President, has officially been appointed as Port Commissioner of the Port of Houston Authority to serve on behalf of the city effective October 1st. “I am deeply honored to have been bestowed this privilege to represent the best interests of the Houston Ship Channel on behalf …

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Global Dockworker Unions To Join ILA This Wednesday, Sept. 20th Staging Rallies Around the World, To Stop Ørsted US From Stripping ILA Work Jurisdiction Handling Off-Shore Wind Components

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 18, 2023) Dockworkers from around the world will be joining the International Longshoremen’s Association this Wednesday, September 20th, hosting rallies at waterfront ports and terminals at countless global locations to draw attention to the orchestrated attack on the ILA’s core work jurisdiction by Ørsted US, a developer of wind farms …

Read moreGlobal Dockworker Unions To Join ILA This Wednesday, Sept. 20th Staging Rallies Around the World, To Stop Ørsted US From Stripping ILA Work Jurisdiction Handling Off-Shore Wind Components
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ILA President Harold J. Daggett Statement; Labor Day 2023

I want to thank our 85,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association as workers everywhere celebrate Our National Holiday: Labor Day! I am so proud of every member of the International Longshoremen’s Association – America’s Front-Line Heroes! The power of Maritime Organized Labor was on display at our July 2023 International Convention in Hollywood, Florida, …

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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2023 Labor Day Letter

Labor Day 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ILA: The recent reelection of our International officers headed by President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett put an emphasis on our power as “A Force to be Reckoned With!”  We celebrate our Nation’s labor force and our own ILA workforce every September with …

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ILA Statement on Jacksonville (Florida) Hate Crime Killings; Historically Black University With Strong Connections to ILA Local 1408 Was Killer’s Initial Destination To Target and Kill Blacks

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association is deeply saddened and troubled by the killing of three Blacks in Jacksonville, Florida this past Saturday. While the killings occurred at a Dollar General Store and is being investigated by federal authorities as a hate crime, reports indicate the gunman first traveled to the campus of …

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Willie Adams, President, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Shares QR Code For Donations to ILWU Local 142, Maui, Hawaii Devastated By Wildfires; Donations Desperately Needed As ILWU Members Local and Many Homes Destroyed By Fires

ILWU Statement on the Maui Fires The International Longshore and Warehouse Union sends our deepest sympathies and solidarity to our ILWU Local 142 family and all of those impacted by the devastating wildfires on Maui. Our International Executive Board was meeting as news of the disaster was reported. The Board responded immediately to a request …

Read moreWillie Adams, President, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Shares QR Code For Donations to ILWU Local 142, Maui, Hawaii Devastated By Wildfires; Donations Desperately Needed As ILWU Members Local and Many Homes Destroyed By Fires
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ILA President Harold Daggett Sends Message of Support to ILWU President Willie Adams; ILWU Hawaiian Members and Families Suffered Losses In Maui Wildfires

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 11, 2023) Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) pledged support in a message to Willie Adams, President, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) after learning that ILWU members living and working on the Island of Maui in Hawaii have suffered loses of local headquarters and homes. “The 85,000 members …

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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2023-08 – Gangways

Vessels’ Means of Access/Egress With vessels’ accommodation ladders [gangways] growing in their length in direct proportion to the container carrying capacity of many ships calling at our ports, it’s extremely important to ensure that these means of access/egress are well designed and deployed. Here are some established rules meant to safeguard longshore workers who are …

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With Successful ILA Convention Concluded, Coupled With Fourth Circuit Court Victory In Charleston, ILA President Harold Daggett and Union Turn Focus On Negotiations In Position of Strength

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 6, 2023) Days after the International Longshoremen’s Association’s 56th Convention ended with the unanimous re-election of International President Harold J. Daggett and his entire slate of ILA Executive Officers, and pledges from dockworker unions from around the world to support the ILA in its campaign to halt job killing automation at …

Read moreWith Successful ILA Convention Concluded, Coupled With Fourth Circuit Court Victory In Charleston, ILA President Harold Daggett and Union Turn Focus On Negotiations In Position of Strength