SAGCD - ILA
The largest maritime union workers in North America
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
[envira-gallery id=”6609″] NEW BEDFORD, MA. – (May 26, 2023) Harold J. Daggett is contacting President Joe Biden and calling on the Administration to block efforts by the Massachusetts Building Trades Unions from stealing ILA work in the handling of Vineyard Wind’s offshore wind turbines at the Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The first shipment of …
