PORT OF BOSTON, MA – (1958) Longshoremen handling bagged cocoa beans at the Port of Boston, MA. Bags were hoisted from the ship, rolled into a warehouse and stacked by hand using a cargo hook. The back breaking labor ILA members had to endure before containerization is remarkable.
Port of Boston, 1958, Longshoremen Handling Bagged Cocoa Beans at the Port of Boston, MA Read More »
Left to right- John Bowers, ILA President; Robert E. Gleason, Secretary-Treasurer; Kathryn E. Freed, New York City Council Member of Manhattan’s First District, who was responsible for introducing legislation for remaining Morris Street; and Thomas W. Gleason, Jr., ILA General Council
Street in Lower Manhattan is Renamed Teddy Gleason Street, Honoring Former ILA President Read More »
Historically done by men, “lashing” is one of Saint John port’s most dangerous jobs. Visit this page on the CBC website and watch the video to learn more: .
Three Saint John Women Take Their Place as Longshoremen Read More »
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.
Poster From 1958 Indicated Automation Read More »
