SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2024 Fourth of July Letter

Dear Members, As we approach the Fourth of July, I want to extend my warmest wishes to each of you and your families for a joyous and safe holiday. Th...
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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2024 Juneteenth Message

Dear Friends: June 19, 2024, marks the 159th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s historic announcement in Galveston, Texas that slavery had b...
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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2024-06 – Occupational Heat Stress

As waterfront workers and employers prepare for the Summer of 2024, it’s important to anticipate and take account of the inevitable hot temperatures...
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ILA Reveals USMX Member Companies Recorded Billion Dollar Profits In Recent Years; Union Expects ILA Members To Benefit With Generous Master Contract Package

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 12, 2024) – The ILA means business in 2024 as it seeks to negotiate a new agreement with USMX before the current Master C...
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International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Halts Negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Amid Automation Disputes

North Bergen, NJ – (June 10, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) today announced the suspension of talks with the United Stat...
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Memorial Day Message from Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen’s Association

On behalf of my fellow International officers and our 85,000 members, the International Longshoremen’s Association honors and pays tribute on this M...
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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2024 Memorial Day Letter

Dear Friends: Memorial Day 2024 allows us to honor and remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice fighting to preserve our freedom and democratic...
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ILA-USMX 31st Annual Children’s Fund Charity Outing Benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital To Be Held Monday, May 20th, 2024, At New Jersey’s Forsgate Country Club

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (May 17, 2024) – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) begins a new p...
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International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Expect Master Contract Talks To Begin Following May 17th Deadline For Local Port Negotiations To Likely Conclude; Both Sides Committed To Reach New Agreement Before Current Pact Expires September 30, 2024

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (May 13, 2024) – The leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USM...
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ILA Acknowledged As Major Contributor To A. Philip Randolph Statue, Unveiled Today at Newark’s Penn Station

NEWARK, NJ – (April 15, 2024) A stunning statue of A. Philip Randolph, a legendary champion of America’s Civil Rights and Labor Rights, was unveil...
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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2024-04 – Cellphone Use At Work

Cellphone Use at Work As a practical matter, the ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee (JSC) has no real opinion about the general use of cellphones at work...
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IDC To Celebrate 25th Anniversary At May Conference at its Birthplace In Liverpool, England; ILA Locals Invited To Join Global Dockworker Unions At May 8-9, 2024 IDC Mid-Term Conference

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 6, 2024). The International Dockworkers Council ((DC) Mid-Term Conference is scheduled for May 8-9, 2024, in the historic ...
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