The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America.
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The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 70,000 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 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, Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas.

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

Registration Now Available On-line for Atlantic Coast District Convention and International Convention
Registration Now Available On-line for Atlantic Coast District Convention and International Convention Scheduled For July at Diplomat Beach Resort Hotel

Twelve-Year-Old Child of Brooklyn ILA Member In Critical Need Of Bone Marrow Donor!
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 27, 2023) A 12-year-old boy, whose father is a longshoreman at Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn

Workers Memorial Day Events Announced At Ports in Miami and New York-New Jersey
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 22, 2023) On Friday, April 28, 2023, the International Longshoremen’s Association will join the world-wide

Statement From President Harold Daggett on SCOTUS Decision Allowing NJ To Withdraw From Waterfront Commission
A Statement From President Harold Daggett, International Longshore Association, on Supreme Court Decision Allowing New Jersey To Withdraw From Waterfront

Miami ILA Local 1416 President Torin Ragin is Surrounded by the Officers and Trustees of his Fellow Miami ILA Local 1922
Miami ILA Local 1416 President Torin Ragin is Surrounded by the Officers and Trustees of his Fellow Miami ILA Local

John D. Baker, Jr., Re-elected President of ILA’s Great Lakes District Council; Ray Sierra, Michael Baker, & John D. Baker, Sr., Returned to Office Along With Six Vice Presidents
John D. Baker, Jr., Re-elected President of ILA’s Great Lakes District Council; Ray Sierra, Michael Baker, and John D. Baker,
ILA Videos

Power ofLongshore 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