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

ILA President Harold Daggett, USMX Chair Dave Adam Featured Speakers at Opening Session of 92nd South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Convention
ILA President Harold Daggett and USMX Chair Dave Adam Featured Speakers at Opening Session of 92nd South Atlantic and Gulf

ILA President Harold J. Daggett Sends Message to President Joe Biden Slamming Federal Maritime Commission
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Sends Message to President Joe Biden Slamming Federal Maritime Commission Louis E. Sola For “unwarranted

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

History Takes Place as Grand Bahama Dockers Affiliation Agreement with ILA Becomes Official
History Takes Place as Grand Bahama Dockers Affiliation Agreement with ILA Becomes Official The Grand Bahama Dock and Allied Workers

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 Videos

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