The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America.
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The ILA
The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 85,000 longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, major U.S. rivers, Puerto Rico and Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas.
A Rich History
While longshoremen in the United States had organized and conducted strikes before there was a United States, the ILA traces its origins to a union of longshoremen on the Great Lakes: the Association of Lumber Handlers, founded in 1877.
Tracking Damages
Tracking Damages outlines the impact to ILA members’ jobs made by improper handling of damaged containers, specifically their being sent overseas for repair in violation of ILA rules.
ILA News
12TH Annual International Longshoremen’s Association Civil, Human & Women’s Rights Committee Award Dinner To Honor Four At November 1st Dinner in New Jersey
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 24, 2025) The Twelfth Annual International Longshoremen’s Association Civil, Human & Women’s Rights Committee Award
Global Dockworker and Maritime Unions Will Convene In Lisbon On November 5 and 6, 2025, To Formulate Strategies and Actions To Fight Job Killing Automation
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 23, 2025) The goal of International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett to bring
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Calls on All Dockworker and Maritime Union Officials Worldwide To Participate In Historic November Summit in Lisbon, Portugal and Join Global Response To Threat of Automation*
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (October 16, 2025) As job losses continue to mount globally at an alarming rate due to the
ILA President Harold Daggett Expresses “Unwavering Support and Solidarity” In Letter To ILWU Members Following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Disgraceful Veto” of Bill To Protect Longshore Workers Against Public Funding of Port Automated Equipment
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 15, 2025) ILA President Harold Daggett came out swinging today in a strongly worded letter
ILA’s Thomas M. Little Saluted At Retirement Bash Honoring His Amazing 56 Year Waterfront Career
NORFOLK, VA (October 13, 2025) Big Night in Hampton Roads, Virginia as ILA’s Thomas Little was saluted at his retirement
International Longshoremen’s Association Slams California Governor Gavin Newsom For Vetoing Bill That Protected Longshore Workers From Public Funded Automation
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 14, 2025) This week the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, vetoed a bipartisan bill that
ILA Videos
Power of Longshore Solidarity in Video Featuring Dockworker Leaders; International Day of Docker Solidarity to Demonstrate Full Support To ILWU
Power of World-Wide Longshore Solidarity On Display In Video Featuring Six Dockworker Leaders; International Day of Docker Solidarity Held in
ILA Local 1416, Miami To Celebrate 85th Anniversary on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Download original document (English) MIAMI, FLORIDA – ILA Local 1416, Miami To Celebrate 85th Anniversary on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021.
After New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Praises ILA President Harold J. Daggett In Video, A Thousand Cheer His Remarks At Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Dinner In New York
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy called ILA President Harold J. Daggett “one of his partners in growing the New Jersey
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka Discusses President Donald Trump’s First year in office
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka discusses President Donald Trump’s first year in office and impact on American workers. From AFL-CIO: One
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