ILA – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President Alan A. Robb’s Juneteenth Message
June 19, 2021 Dear Friends: June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas announced the proclamation declaring enslaved people of Te...
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 wer...
Generous Act by Judge Carter Following Winter Storm in Texas
Last week, Texas experienced a historic freeze in the wake of Winter Storm Uri. Temperatures plunged below freezing and snow and ice fell across the s...
A Message Honoring and Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dear Friends, We celebrate the 92nd birthday of a man who had a dream. We celebrate and honor that dream almost 53 years after his tragic, racist as...
New Year Message from ILA – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President Alan A. Robb
Dear Friends: “Auld Lang Syne” is the traditional Scottish song sang at the new year. Perhaps, because of my Scottish background, I have always en...
U.S. Senate Candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock Visits Historic ILA Local 1414 in Savannah, Georgia
On Saturday, December 12, 2020, U. S. Senate candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock made a stop along the campaign trail at the historic International Lon...
In Memory of James Robert Watson, Jr.
James R. Watson died on Friday, December 4, 2020 at the age of 84. Jim had a life full of accomplishments. He was born in Graham, Texas where he grew ...
Thanksgiving Message from SAGCD President Alan Robb
Dear Friends and Family, Tomorrow we Americans celebrate another Thanksgiving. But, this year is unlike any we have ever known. While many of us will ...
In Memory of Jerome Williams
On October 30, 2020, at 10:00 AM, all operations came to a halt at the Port of Savannah, where ILA Local 1414 and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) ga...