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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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ILWU President Willie Adams Pledges Solidarity With ILA In Negotiations With USMX; “ILWU and ILA Remain Militant and Resolute In Our Fight Against Automation”

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 16, 2024) The leader of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), Willie E. Adams, today reaffirmed his union’s support for the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and its negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), in a letter sent to ILA leader, Harold J. Daggett. “As you continue negotiating and move …

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ILA President Harold Daggett Preparing For Wage Scale Meetings With ILA Members in September – And A Potential Coastwide Strike in October

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 10, 2024) Harold J. Daggett, International President of the 85,000-member International Longshoremen’s Association, continues to work round the clock, eager to engage in serious negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), while also preparing his membership for a possible strike on October 1, 2024, if USMX fails to reach an agreement …

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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2024-08 – About Intermodal Containers

ISO containers must be marked in a manner which conforms to ISO Standard 6346. That Standard requires containers to be marked with a two digit “Size” code and a two digit “Type” code. Understanding what those codes actually mean allows us to conduct our work effectively and safely. Perhaps more importantly, when ship planners and …

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