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W. Bernard Dudley, ILA’s Atlantic Coast District General Vice President, Passes Away at 72

ILA President Harold Daggett Says ILA Has Lost A Brilliant Negotiator and Accomplished Man NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – (November 12, 2020) William Bernard Dudley, one of the most respected leaders in the International Longshoremen’s Association, passed away today in New Jersey.  He was nearing his 73rd birthday on November 22nd. Known to his legion of […]

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ILA Breaks Ties With AFL-CIO Over Unfair Treatment In Jurisdiction Disputes

Union Angered Over Federation Granting Separate Charter To Long-Time ILA Affiliate               NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (November 13, 2020) – The International Longshoremen’s Association this week disaffiliated with the American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations, ending a 61-year association with the AFL-CIO. The ILA’s Executive Council unanimously

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Andrew Lee Laws

Legendary ILA Leader Andrew Lee Laws Passes away at 93, Compiling Historic 70-Plus Year Career With International Longshoremen’s Association

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 7, 2020) Andrew Lee Laws, Sr. , who started his career as a longshoreman and member of the International Longshoremen’s Association in 1949, when Harry S. Truman was our U.S. President and Joseph Ryan led the ILA, and who would accumulate an amazing 70-plus years on the Texas waterfront, passed

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