ILA President Harold Daggett Appoints Assistant General Organizer Jim Paylor and International Vice President Peter Clark To Spearhead ILA’s Involvement in Growing Windmill Projects; Paylor Reports of Boston Meeting ILA Sisters and Brothers: As you may be aware, ILA President Harold Daggett commissioned Peter Clark, ILA Vice President; Ed Zimny, ILA Consultant and me to […]
Poster below from 1958 encouraged all Longshore workers to attend meeting at Madison Square Garden to fight something we are still fighting today….Automation. Notice the cartoon of a robot with hook in hand being used as an indication jobs could be in jeopardy.
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In Preview Of ILA Educational Video, International President Harold Daggett Tells New Members “To Be Strong Out There and to Work Hard” To Help Him Negotiate An Even Stronger Master Contract In The Future; The Future Is In Your Hands,” ILA Leader Tells New Longshore, Checkers and Maintenance Workers. Watch video here:
In a room filled with excitement and emotions Dennis A. Daggett is re-elected President of ILA Local 1804-1 (NY/NJ). Daggett also serves the ILA membership as the International Executive Vice President for all ports from Maine to Texas. In the video below Dennis Daggett address the A. Phillip Randolph Institute Educational Conference.
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When workers managed to form unions, companies called on local police to disperse union gatherings, marches and picket lines. In this photo, New York City police officers battle with striking members of the International Longshoremen’s Association. (March 24, 1954)
