2024

ILA President Harold J. Daggett Joins Picket Lines Throughout Port Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey at Start of Strike and Rallies Tens of Thousands of ILA Members to Stay Strong and United; Union Demanding $5 Per Hour Increase in Wages for Each Year of Six-Year Agreement, Plus No Automation or Semi-Automation and Union Retaining All Container Royalty […]

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 30, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) reports that United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) continues to block the path toward a settlement on a new Master Contract by refusing ILA’s demands for a fair and decent contract and seems intent on causing a strike at all ports from Maine to

ILA’s “Big Jack” Pennington Writes Searing Essay on Facebook About Threat of Automation; ILA International President Harold Daggett Applaud His Response Saying “You Just Explained it the Best Way Anybody Could” NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 30, 2024) In an inspiring and fighting Facebook post today, Jack Pennington, President, Local 28, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) described

USMX Continues Its Weak Publicity Campaign Against ILA With “Unfair Labor Practices” Suit; ILA Says Foreign Shipping Companies Exploiting American Longshoremen For Big Profits They Export Overseas Is An Unfair Labor Practice NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 26, 2024) Continuing its weak publicity campaign designed to fool the American public that they care for the longshore

ILA, the “I LOVE AMERICA” Union, will Maintain its Longstanding Pledge to Handle Military Cargo During Strike; Passenger Cruise Ships will also be Unaffected by October 1st Strike at Atlantic and Gulf Ports NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 25, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 85,000 members will continue to honor its century-plus pledge to handle