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Clayola Brown, APRI President, To Be Honored at 2021 ILA Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee Dinner in Newark, New Jersey On Saturday Along with Dave Adam of USMX and ILA Executive Officers Alan Robb and Jim Paylor; Bernard Dudley To Be Remembered in Tribute

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. …

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ILA President Harold J. Daggett Welcomes U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh To Port of Charleston, South Carolina Who Praises ILA Workers and Reaffirms Support For Union Workers

[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 …

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ILA and Partners Donate Supplies to Victims of Hurricane Ida

[envira-gallery id="5795"] ILA Locals 1414, 1475 and 2046 from Savannah, Georgia as well as Port Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and CMA CGM came together to donate relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana.  On September 23, 2021, Jackie Robinson, President of ILA Local 1414, Decy’O McDuffie, Business Agent, and members of ILA …

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WGMA LOCALS ONLY: NEW CONTAINER ROYALTY CRITERIA (Brownsville, TX to Lake Charles, LA)

The number of hours needed to qualify for Container Royalty has changed!  The new hours required are as follows: Contract year October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022 1,200 hours each contract  year (going forward) 1,000 hours average per year (going forward) *Retiring members with a minimum of 500 hours will be considered qualified for …

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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2021 Labor Day Letter

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ILA: Last Labor Day 2020 I commented how different the celebration of the holiday was compared to previous years. We celebrated and continue to do so, the unselfish commitment of front-line workers throughout the country, including, of course, our own longshore workers. Longshore workers and our brothers and sisters …

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2021 Fourth of July Letter from South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President Alan A. Robb

Dear Friends: This July 4th has a bit more celebration to it. Coming weeks after the celebration of another holiday of independence that has been “nationalized”, Juneteenth, provides more momentum for reflection on the meaning of “liberty and justice for all”. We as an industry have been blessed this past year with the bountiful fruits …

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ILA – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President Alan A. Robb’s Juneteenth Message

[envira-gallery id=”5688″] June 19, 2021 Dear Friends: June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas announced the proclamation declaring enslaved people of Texas free. This year, June 19, 2021, a mural will be dedicated titled Absolute Equality, a huge 126-foot-long and 40-foot-tall work of art in the historic Strand area of Galveston. The …

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ILA – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President Alan A. Robb’s 2021 Memorial Day Message

Dear Friends: A lot has happened since Memorial Day 2020. Last year, as we commemorated the 75th anniversary of World War II victory in Europe, we were in the middle of attempting to understand the horrific nature of the ongoing pandemic. Now, with recovery at hand, we are provided with an opportunity to reflect on …

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ILA Honors Veterans in Flag Folding Efforts

[envira-gallery id=”5626″] On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 the ILA joined Congressman Al Green’s office, CWA Local 6222, Texas Union Veterans Council, Elevators Union, U.S. Navy Houston Recruiting District, Unified Veterans and CWA Retiree Club in folding 900 U.S flags that have flown over the United States Capital in honor of our Nation’s Veterans.  Steve Sanders, …

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