Statement By Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen’s Association On the Collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge In the Port of Baltimore

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 26, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association extends prayers to those impacted by the collapse this morning of the...
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Longshoremen Newsletter – March 2024

The latest edition of the ILA/IDC newsletter includes: 1. Leatherman Terminal Dispute: Supreme Court rejects Port of Charleston case; leads to importa...
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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2024-03 – When The Floor Fails….

When The Floor Fails…. Where Will You Be? While container floor failures may not be an everyday occurrence at your terminal, the fact of the mat...
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2nd ILA Biennial Women’s Maritime Conference to Promote Unity and Equality; ILA’s Women on the Waterfront Gather in Savannah, Georgia, This Week for the Biennial ILA Women’s Maritime Conference, Hosted by ILA Southeastern Dock & Marine Council

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The second Biennial Women’s Maritime Conference is scheduled in Savannah, Georgia, from February 29 to March 3, 2024, at th...
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International Longshoremen’s Association Statement on the Supreme Court’s Denial of the South Carolina State Ports Authority’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association (“ILA”) is extremely pleased the Supreme Court of the United States denied the...
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Eight Month Long International Solidarity Campaign Against Ørsted Leads to Major Victory for ILA In Port of New London, Connecticut; ILA’s Core Work Jurisdiction Protected In Offshore Wind Operations

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (February 7, 2024)  For months, ILA members were manning picket lines in New York, Boston and the Port of New London, Connectic...
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ILA President Harold Daggett Exposes South Carolina Governor McMaster’s Distortions In Scathing Response to SC State of the State Address

In his State of the State speech, Governor McMaster pretended that South Carolina is more “prosperous” than other states because its politicians f...
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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2024-01 – Crushed-By-Container Accidents

Crushed-By-Container Accidents Looking over the global marine cargo handling industry accident experience over the last several months, we take notice...
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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2024 Message Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dear Friends: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929. This year we honor him on his actual 95th birthday. Of course, we know h...
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ILA and Its President Harold Daggett Enjoy Banner Year in 2023

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (December 31, 2023) ILA President Harold Daggett elevated his union to international prominence in 2023 bringing together Dockwor...
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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2024 New Year’s Letter

Dear Friends:   Happy New Year! A successful 2023 included the reelection of our dynamic leader, President, Harold J. Daggett; many ILA ports wit...
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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2023 Christmas Letter

Dear Friends: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” * Never has this line of Scripture meant more than it does n...
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