ILA, the “I LOVE AMERICA” Union, Will Maintain Its Longstanding Pledge To Handle Military Cargo During Strike; Passenger Cruise Ships Will Also Be Unaffected By October 1st Strike at Atlantic and Gulf Ports

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 25, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 85,000 members will continue to honor its century-plus pl...
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In Multiple Communications With ILA Leadership In Recent Weeks, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Held Firm To Stingy Wage Offers That ILA Wage Scale Committee Rejected

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 23, 2024) Despite engaging in a misleading publicity campaign with claims that the International Longshoremen’s Associat...
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ILA’s Dennis A. Daggett Says Union Will Be On “Right Side of History” If It Must Strike on October 1, 2024; “Corporate Greed Must End” Says ILA Executive Vice President

NORTH BERGEN, NJ ( September 20, 2024) – As we stand just 10 days away from a potential coast-wide strike—the first since 1977—I want to spe...
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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 Ma...
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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...
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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...
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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 s...
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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 Meeting...
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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 T...
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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2024 Labor Day Letter

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ILA: This Labor Day we are on the cusp of longshore history. We will either have a new, strong, and rewarding Master ...
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ILA President Harold Daggett’s Labor Day Message

Labor Day 2024 More Meaningful To ILA and Its Members As They Fight For Fair and Decent Contract by Harold J. Daggett NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 28, 202...
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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 un...
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