PORT OF NY/NJ – (Circa 1920s) ILA Foreman selects Longshoremen to work the docks for the day at the job of unloading an incoming freighter at the pier along West Street on the Hudson River.
Hiring Boss Selects ILA Members for the Shape, Circa 1920s Read More »
PORT OF NY/NJ – (November 9, 1935) ILA International President Joseph P. Ryan calls strike of 500 Longshoremen in Port Newark, NJto support the already striking Teamsters Union and Chauffeur’s Union. Ryan, in photo below, was the fourth President in ILA history and served the membership from 1927-1953.
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 »
