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The largest maritime union workers in North America
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 speak from the heart. From Searsport, Maine to Brownsville, Texas, we are about to engage in one of the toughest battles our union has faced in decades. Strikes are never …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 Contract, or we will be expressing our solidarity on the picket line. Our International leadership has worked tirelessly to negotiate a new Master Contract we will be …
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, 2024) As America collectively salutes and thanks Organized Labor and its members this coming Monday for the contribution American workers have made to build our great nation, Labor …
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 …
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 …
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 …
