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
President-Elect Joe Biden Shared His Long Association and Respect for ILA at 2011 Washington Meeting with ILA President Harold Daggett
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (November 9, 2020) In late summer 2011, then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden hosted a small
ILA President Harold Daggett and Union Applaud ILWU President Willie Adams On His Selection As “15 Black Union Leaders Making Their Marks on the Labor Movement”
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (October 22, 2020) – President Daggett tells ILWU leader: “Your remarkable career in our beloved longshoring industry
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
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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