The International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO is the largest union of maritime workers in North America.
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The International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO 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 and Eastern Canada
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The International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO 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 and Eastern Canada
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
Waterfront Labor and Management Unite To Honor George Floyd And Help Heal Nation; Peaceful Protest Hour To Be Observed At All Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports This Tuesday, June 9th
George Floyd Ahmaud Arbery Breonna Taylor Walter Scott NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 4, 2020) Leaders of the International Longshoremen’s
Protest Marches Across United States Highlight Broken System of Justice In America; ILA Leaders Warn Economic Imbalance Brought On By Automation Could Lead To More Unrest
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 1, 2020) Centuries-old patterns of discrimination throughout America and violations of Civil Rights and Human
After Years of Dedicated Effort, ACD Vice President Richard Suarez and ILA See Launch Today of Dedicated Ambulance and Helicopter Service At Port Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey To Bring Immediate Aid to Injured Longshore Workers
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June, 1, 2020) Richard Suarez, a member and former president of Local 1235, International Longshoremen’s Association,
ILA President Harold Daggett Calls On Minnesota Governor To Bring Swift Justice To Those Responsible For Apparent Murder of George Floyd
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (May 30, 2020) – The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO called on Minnesota Governor Tim
ILA President Harold J. Daggett’s 2020 Memorial Day Message to ILA Members and Their Families
May 25, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers: I extend warm fraternal greetings to you and your families as our nation
2020 National Maritime Day
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Thanks ILA Members For Their Contributions During COVID-19 Pandemic, Praising Them As Dedicated Professionals
ILA Videos
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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