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ILA, the “I LOVE AMERICA” Union, Will Maintain Its Longstanding Pledge To Handle Military Cargo During Strike; Passenger Cruise Ships Will Also Be Unaffected By October 1st Strike at Atlantic and Gulf Ports

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 25, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 85,000 members will continue to honor its century-plus pledge to handle all military cargo, even if there is a coast wide strike beginning next Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The union will also continue to work passenger cruise vessels. “Dating back to World War 1, …

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In Multiple Communications With ILA Leadership In Recent Weeks, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Held Firm To Stingy Wage Offers That ILA Wage Scale Committee Rejected

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 23, 2024) Despite engaging in a misleading publicity campaign with claims that the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) refused to negotiate with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), the two sides have communicated multiple times in recent weeks. The stalemate remains in Master Contract negotiations because USMX continues to offer ILA longshore workers …

Read moreIn Multiple Communications With ILA Leadership In Recent Weeks, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Held Firm To Stingy Wage Offers That ILA Wage Scale Committee Rejected
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ILA’s Dennis A. Daggett Says Union Will Be On “Right Side of History” If It Must Strike on October 1, 2024; “Corporate Greed Must End” Says ILA Executive Vice President

NORTH BERGEN, NJ ( September 20, 2024) – As we stand just 10 days away from a potential coast-wide strike—the first since 1977—I want to speak from the heart. From Searsport, Maine to Brownsville, Texas, we are about to engage in one of the toughest battles our union has faced in decades. Strikes are never …

Read moreILA’s Dennis A. Daggett Says Union Will Be On “Right Side of History” If It Must Strike on October 1, 2024; “Corporate Greed Must End” Says ILA Executive Vice President
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ILA Rank and File Members Ready To Take Ultimate Stand To Win A Fair Contract; They Will Strike On October 1st For Wages and Benefits They Believe They Deserve

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 17, 2024) The tens of thousands of International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) longshore workers at ports from Maine to Texas are united as never before in their determination to win a new contract with their employers represented by United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). In two weeks, they are ready to strike …

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Standing United: ILA Local 1351 Gears Up for Possible October 1 Strike for Fair Wages

HOUSTON, TX (September 11, 2024) Officials and members of I.L.A. Local 1351 gathered in spectacular fashion for their monthly union meeting, with over 150+ attendees showing up to support the potential strike on October 1st if the ILA’s well-deserved demands are not met by USMX. President Bill Williams Jr. delivered an inspirational speech regarding industry …

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Get With the Times, ILA Tells USMX, And Stop Your Propaganda Campaign; Management Raking In Billion Dollar Profits in 2024 While Offering ILA Longshore Workers 1980-Level Wages and Benefits

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 10, 2024) The leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) slammed United States Maritime Alliance in a message to their members over the past weekend, charging that “USMX’s corporate greed has made them delusional – profits over people.” ILA President Harold Daggett and ILA Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett co-signed a …

Read moreGet With the Times, ILA Tells USMX, And Stop Your Propaganda Campaign; Management Raking In Billion Dollar Profits in 2024 While Offering ILA Longshore Workers 1980-Level Wages and Benefits
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Letter of Opposition to USMX’s Misleading Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our employers’ association, USMX, recently issued a press release attempting to paint a rosy picture of the current state of negotiations. Let us be clear: this is nothing more than propaganda designed to mislead and divide us. Industry Leading Wages? USMX claims to offer industry-leading wages. However, their interpretation of “leading …

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ILA Wage Scale Delegates Conclude Two-Day Contract Negotiations With Unanimous Support For International President Harold J. Daggett To Call For October 1st Strike

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 5, 2024) Nearly 300 International Longshoremen’s Association Wage Scale Delegates ended their two-day Wage Scale Meetings today in New Jersey by unanimously supporting International President Harold J. Daggett’s call for a coastwide strike at ports from Maine to Texas on October 1, 2024, if a new agreement with United States Maritime …

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International Longshoremen’s Association Opens Wage Scale Meetings in New Jersey With 250 Wage Scale Delegates Representing Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports Reviewing Contract Demands For New Agreement with United States Maritime Alliance

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 4, 2024) Wage Scale Delegates from the International Longshoremen’s Association began Wage Scale Meetings today in Teaneck, New Jersey and reviewed Master Contract demands the union is making to United States Maritime Alliance. The current six-year Master Contract Agreement with USMX expires in 27 days. The 250 ILA Wage Scale …

Read moreInternational Longshoremen’s Association Opens Wage Scale Meetings in New Jersey With 250 Wage Scale Delegates Representing Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports Reviewing Contract Demands For New Agreement with United States Maritime Alliance
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ILA Confident America Will Support Longshore Workers Trying To Win Fair Contract; Good Paying American Jobs Versus Foreign Companies Earning Billion Dollar Profits

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 …

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