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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 26, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association extends prayers to those impacted by the collapse this morning of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Port of Baltimore. “Our 85,000 members of the ILA send our collective prayers to our Sister and Brother ILA members in the Port of Baltimore and all …
The latest edition of the ILA/IDC newsletter includes: 1. Leatherman Terminal Dispute: Supreme Court rejects Port of Charleston case; leads to important victory for the ILA 2. Eight month long campaign against Ørsted leads to major victory for the ILA 3. Pope Francis gives dockworkers around the world papal blessing at the Vatican. 4. ILA …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The second Biennial Women’s Maritime Conference is scheduled in Savannah, Georgia, from February 29 to March 3, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. This biennial event was created to celebrate the rise of women in the Longshore Maritime industry. This event celebrates the importance of women in the craft through technology …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association (“ILA”) is extremely pleased the Supreme Court of the United States denied the South Carolina State Port Authority’s (South Carolina’s) petition for certiorari. In doing so, the Court has recognized that the ILA—and other labor unions—have the same right as any American citizen to use the court …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (February 7, 2024) For months, ILA members were manning picket lines in New York, Boston and the Port of New London, Connecticut in support of their fellow members of ILA Local 1411 who were fighting to maintain their work jurisdiction at the offshore wind operations at that Connecticut State Pier. Fortified with international …
In his State of the State speech, Governor McMaster pretended that South Carolina is more “prosperous” than other states because its politicians fight against labor unions. In this age of the internet, however, it only takes a few quick searches to show that McMaster is completely wrong. By any measurement—wages, income, or per capita wealth—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 …
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 …
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 …
