The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America.
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The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 70,000 longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, major U.S. rivers, Puerto Rico and Eastern Canada

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The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 65,000 longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, major U.S. rivers, Puerto Rico, Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas.

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

Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Tours Ports with ILA Leaders and Port Stakeholders
Rep. Peter DeFazio, Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Tours Ports of Houston and Galveston with ILA Leaders

Historic Affiliation Agreement To Be Signed June 30th Bringing Grand Bahama Dockers Into ILA Union
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 29, 2022) – The Grand Bahama Dock and Allied Workers Union will officially affiliate with the

ILA Joins Nation Recognizing Federal Holiday June Nineteenth, Commemorating the Emancipation of Enslaved African Americans
ILA Joins Nation Recognizing Federal Holiday June Nineteenth, Commemorating The Emancipation of Enslaved African Americans NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June

ILA President Harold J. Daggett Delivers Powerful Video Message to ILWU Members: “We Are Behind You 100 Percent in Negotiations With PMA
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Delivers Powerful Video Message to ILWU Members: “We Are Behind You 100 Percent in Negotiations

ILA Local 1809 Member House Fire Fundraising Link
ILA Local 1809 Member House Fire Fundraising Link Please go to the following link to donate: Fundraiser by Victoria Rispoli

ILA President Called on Biden Administration to Ban Russian Ships and Cargo from U.S. Ports –Today, President Biden Finally Took the Right Action
Nearly Two Months Ago, ILA President Harold J. Daggett Called on Biden Administration to Ban Russian Ships and Cargo from
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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