July 2018

ILA Man-Hours Threatened as Trade Wars Over Tariffs Takes Effect

At the recent ILA’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Convention in Florida, delegates heard from John D. Foster, Chairman of the American Institute for International Steel who warned ILA members that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports could have grave consequences on ILA man-hours at many ports. Trump’s short sighted and lame attempt […]

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Alan Robb Re-elected President of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District; Five Other Executive Officers Re-elected Along With 20 District Vice Presidents

MIAMI BEACH, FL – (July 19, 2018) Alan Robb was re-elected President of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District at the conclusion of the 91st Convention at the Fontainebleau Hotel in South Florida. All other Executive Officers were returned to office by delegates representing ILA ports from North Carolina to Texas. Also re-elected to

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ILA Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett Explains 2018 Tentative Master Contract

“Your International President Harold Daggett convinced USMX to invest in ILA members rather than automation,” says ILA Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett in this video where he discusses details of ILA-USMX tentative agreement on Master Contract that all ILA Executive Officers describe as “best contract in history of ILA.”

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ILA’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Convention Begins Monday, July 16th; Hundreds of ILA Delegates To Meet In Miami For Four-Day Convention

The International Longshoremen’s Association’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District will hold its 91st Convention (Second Quadrennial Convention) beginning Monday, July 16th and continuing until Thursday, July 19th, 2018 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, Florida. Hundreds of delegates at ILA ports from North Carolina to Texas will be converging on the Fontainebleau

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