When the Malta-flagged bulk freighter Belasitza ventured up the Maumee River last month to load grain at one of The Andersons’ elevators, it marked the first time Todorov Mihaylov, the ship’s Bulgarian captain, had ever been to Toledo. While Captain Mihaylov was on the bridge for nearly all of the river transit, however, he was […]
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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 21, 2018) Jack Pennington, the president of ILA Local 28 in Houston, Texas lost his nephew, Cody Carter is a tragic accident on the docks. Brother Cody Carter was also a member of ILA Local 28 and leaves behind his wife, Melissa Carter and nine children. President Pennington has established a
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, (CANADA) – (August 8, 2018) Canadian ILA members join with International and Atlantic Coast District officers at the inaugural meeting of the ILA’s Canadian Joint Council, representing all ILA Locals in Canada. ILA’s General Organizer John D. Baker (third from left) and ILA’s Assistant General Organizer James Paylor (sixth from left) represented
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 1, 2018) International Vice President Charles Montgomery from the Port of Houston knows first-hand that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are destined to fail, will disrupted U.S. commerce and cost ILA members their jobs. History is not on President Trump’s side when it comes to tariffs.
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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