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ILA President Harold J. Daggett Announces Endorsement of Steve Sweeney for New Jersey Governor; ILA Leader Cites Sweeney’s Dedication and Commitment To New Jersey Working Families and Pledges Full ILA Support For 2025 Gubernatorial Campaign

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 …

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Pope Francis Invites International President Harold Daggett To Send ILA Delegation to Rome in Early January To Receive Papal Blessings for ILA Members and Their Families

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 …

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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2023-12 – Avoiding the “Failure to Communicate!”

Avoiding the “Failure to Communicate!” In marine cargo handling operations, the ability to effectively communicate your actions and intentions can literally make the difference between life and death. The relationship between any shore-based or shipboard crane and the signalperson deployed to be the eyes and ears of the load mover cannot be overstated. OSHA requires …

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ILA President Harold Daggett Thanksgiving 2023 Message To ILA Members

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 …

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ILA South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Educational Conference 2023 Opens In Nashville With Officers Focusing Remarks On Future Negotiations

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 …

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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 …

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