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
Popular “ILA Night at Yankee Stadium” Returns on Friday, September 27, 2024
Popular “ILA Night At Yankee Stadium” Returns on Friday, September 27, 2024, When ILA Goes to Bat For St. Jude’s
ILA’s William “Billy” Hartigan to be Honored with 2024 Irish Echo Labor Leader Award
ILA’s William “Billy” Hartigan To Be Honored With 2024 Irish Echo Labor Leader Award; Local 1804-1 Business Agent and ITF
ILA President Harold Daggett Preparing for Wage Scale Meetings with ILA Members in September—And a Potential Coastwide Strike in October
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 10, 2024) Harold J. Daggett, International President of the 85,000-member International Longshoremen’s Association, continues to work
A Report from Dennis A. Daggett, International Executive Vice President, International Longshoremen’s Association
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 9, 2024) As the possibility of a strike looms over the shipping industry, the International
ILA Bringing Its Wage Scale Delegates Together In Early September For Wage Scale Committee Meetings and To Prepare For Possible Strike If No Agreement Can Be Reached
ILA Bringing Its Wage Scale Delegates Together In New Jersey In Early September For Wage Scale Committee Meetings and To
ILA Executive Council Welcomes Eloy A. Cortez as International Vice President
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 29, 2024) Eloy Cortez, a 27-year veteran of the ILA, was recently appointed as an International
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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