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
ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee OSH Alert 2020-16: How COVID-19 Spreads
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Legendary ILA Leader Andrew Lee Laws Passes away at 93, Compiling Historic 70-Plus Year Career With International Longshoremen’s Association
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 7, 2020) Andrew Lee Laws, Sr. , who started his career as a longshoreman and
ILA Pledges Support With Maritime Union of Australia In Its Fight Against Automation and Projected Job Losses at Port of Fremantle
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Says North American Longshore Workers Stand “Side-By-Side With Australian Dockers Click here to download the
Thousands of ILA Members Benefit From Amendment To ILA-USMX Master Contract To Protect Their Health Care Coverage
NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (October 2, 2020) Thousands of ILA members benefit from the amendment to the ILA-USMX Master Contract announced yesterday
ILA and USMX Revise Eligibility Requirements for MILA Coverage In Response To Loss of Work During COVID-19 Pandemic; ILA Employees Covered Will Not Experience Loss of Coverage
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (October 1, 2020) – ILA Employees covered under MILA and entering the third year of the current
ILA Mourns the Passing of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 19, 2020) — The International Longshoremen’s Association mourns the passing of United States Supreme Court Associate
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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