Local Union in Ft. Lauderdale Expertly Unload Holland Zaandam and Rotterdam Cruise Ships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2020 Local Union in Ft. Lauderdale Expertly Unload Holland Zaandam and Rotterdam Cruise Ships Ft. Lauderdale, FL., Apri...
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2020 Census: Labor Counts!

It is now more important than ever to respond to the 2020 Census. Results from the Census helps direct federal dollars to our local communities, schoo...
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SAGCD-ILA Holding Weekly Meetings to Coordinate Efforts Amid COVID-19 Crisis

On Monday, March 23rd, SAGCD-ILA President, Alan Robb, held a Zoom conference with SAGCD Vice Presidents to discuss current concerns and questions acr...
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ILA Holding Daily Telephonic Meetings With Management, State Governments and Port Stakeholders To Fight For ILA Members’ Safety Amid COVID-19 Crisis

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (March 25, 2020). ILA President Harold J. Daggett knows that tens of thousands of ILA members are showing up for work each day at...
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A Unified Approach to Keep Houston Moving

Houston is home to the largest economic engine in the world – the Port of Houston. We have a high standard of sustainability, security, and social r...
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Letter from SAGCD President to Returning ILA Workers Regarding COVID-19 Case at Houston container terminals

To All ILA Workers, We know there has been a lot of anxiety about returning to work at Bayport and Barbours Cut following the situation with the ILA w...
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ILA Efforts to Get Waterfront Coronaviris (COVID-19) Testing Hitting Roadblocks as States Say Federal Government Is Slow To Provide Test or Funding

NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (March 22, 2020). – The leadership of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO has been working tirelessly througho...
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“America and Canada Now Know Of the Vital and Valuable Service You Perform Each Day,” ILA President Harold J. Daggett Tells ILA Membership In Sunday Letter To Them

March 22, 2020 My Fellow ILA Members: On this Sunday, March 22, 2020, many of us are gripped with uncertainty over this Coronavirus crisis, an interna...
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Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce

Functioning critical infrastructure is imperative during the response to the COVID-19 emergency for both public health and safety as well as communi...
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ILA Response to Port Houston COVID-19 Incident

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, it has always been our core value to p...
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ILA Longshore Workers and Waterfront Stakeholders are America’s Newest Heroes Keeping Critical Cargo Flowing and Our Nation’s Ports Open during the Coronavirus Crisis

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 19, 2020) – Longshore workers who are members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the waterfront...
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Important Local Dispatching Processes and Procedures in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Effective Immediately.  Dispatch processes and procedures should be modified where possible as follows: If you ARE NOT seeking work, please DO NOT co...
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