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The largest maritime union workers in North America
January 14, 2022 To my ILA membership and their families: Our nation in 2022 is more in need of the vision and the hope expressed by Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout his life in his words and deeds, than any time in its history. As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. …
[envira-gallery id=”5899″] ILA Workforce Continued To Shine As America’s Frontline Heroes Throughout 2021; President Harold Daggett Says ILA Continues To Meet Challenges and Looks To A Bright Future NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (December 29, 2021) As 2021 heads toward history, the ILA can look back on a year when it continued to meet the challenges …
To My ILA Membership and Families: It is a joy to wish all my beloved and faithful members of the International Longshoremen’s Association a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. On behalf of my sons, Dennis and John, and my daughter, Lisa – along with my cherished grandchildren and great-grandchildren – the …
[envira-gallery id=”5861″] BALTIMORE, MD (November 11, 2021) The Port of Baltimore welcomed President Joe Biden to tour the port on Wednesday, November 10th and the ILA, led by ILA Local 333 President Scott Cowan, played a major role in the event. The biggest honor went to ILA Local 333 member Antony Revels, whose father worked …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 8, 2021) – President Harold J. Daggett, issued this statement in response to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the advancement of the Build Back Better Act in the House of Representatives: This weekend is a historic time for tens of thousands of ILA workers across America. …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 5, 2021) – The International Longshoremen’s Association Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee will be honoring four leaders at its Eighth Annual Dinner on Saturday, November 6th at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel in Elizabeth, New Jersey, according to an announcement by Herbert Hall, Sr., Chairman and Rodney Owens, Vice Chairman. …
[envira-gallery id=”5822″] CHARLESTON, SC. (November 3, 2021) International President Harold J. Daggett welcomed United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh to the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, joined by hundreds of ILA members from Locals 1422, 1422-A and 1771. The Labor Secretary’s visit sent a powerful message around the Port of Charleston and elsewhere that …
Dear ILA Friends: As you know Hurricane Ida hit the New Orleans Louisiana area with devastating force. Our brothers and sisters in the New Orleans area were particularly affected with significant and catastrophic damage to the area. As you know, electricity and water systems are down in much of the area. The Port will be …
Commissioners Bentzel and Sola Urge Congressional Leaders to Address Port Terminal Needs During COVID-19 Crisis In letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Commissioners Carl W. Bentzel and Louis E. Sola urged Congressional leaders to consider a means …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (March 25, 2020). ILA President Harold J. Daggett knows that tens of thousands of ILA members are showing up for work each day at waterfront facilities from Maine To Texas, plus the Great Lakes region, Canada and Puerto Rico, helping to keep our ports open to supply our nations, while all …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (March 22, 2020). – The leadership of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO has been working tirelessly throughout the weekend trying to establish Coronavirus (COV-19) testing at waterfront facilities and hiring halls to best protect ILA members. Their appeals to the leadership at Governor’s Offices in many States is met by the same …
March 22, 2020 My Fellow ILA Members: On this Sunday, March 22, 2020, many of us are gripped with uncertainty over this Coronavirus crisis, an international pandemic none of us ever imaged we would see in our lifetimes. Under normal circumstances, we would be attending religious services today, but this crisis – with the new …
