Statement from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Rebuttal to Luc Arnouts on Job Elimination Through Automation
This rebuttal stems from a Journal of Commerce article we recently shared on the official ILA Facebook page. In it, LucArnouts, Vice President of International Relations and Networks at the Port of Antwerp, recently made the outrageous claim that cutting a work gang from eight dockworkers to four is somehow a positive step. His reasoning?
A Message from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association, On the Global Maritime Anti-Automation Conference in Lisbon, Portugal
To my fellow Maritime Workers across the globe, Two years ago, at the ILA’s Quadrennial Convention in Hollywood, Florida, I stood before the world and issued a stern warning: Do not underestimate the Maritime Unions of the world! That message wasn’t my grandstanding. It was a call to action, a declaration that the days of
ILA and IDC Invite World-Wide Maritime Unions To Meet In Lisbon, Portugal November 5th and 6th For Pivotal Summit: United Against Automation: A Call to All Maritime Unions Worldwide
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 9, 2025) Join Us in Lisbon, Portugal – November 5th and 6th The time is now. The threat is real. And the call for global labor solidarity has never been more urgent! All Maritime Unions across the world are invited to Lisbon, Portugal this November 5th and 6th for the People
Celebrating “Unity on the Houston Waterfront” Today, July 4th, With Unveiling of Powerful Mural; New York Artists Honor the Working Spirit of Houston ILA Local 24
HOUSTON, TX – (July 4, 2025) This Fourth of July, International Longshoremen’s Association Local 24 will unveil a powerful new mural at their Houston union hall: Unity on the Houston Waterfront. Created by Antonio Reonegro and Tom Lynch of HAVOC Media Design, the large-scale artwork is the latest in a series of labor-inspired pieces the