ILA News

Statement by Harold J. Daggett on the Deaths of Two City of Newark Firefighters Killed Battling Blaze Aboard Cargo Ship

Statement by Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen’s Association, On the Deaths of Two City of Newark Firefighters Killed Battling Blaze Aboard Cargo Ship NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 6, 2023) On behalf of the membership of the International Longshoremen’s Association, we extend collective prayers and deepest sympathy to the families of the two City […]

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ILA President Harold Daggett Pledges Full Support and Praises Canadian Dockers For Taking Job Action to Fight Automation

As ILWU Canadian President Rob Ashton Announces Dockworkers Strike Beginning Saturday, July 1st, ILA President Harold Daggett Pledges Full Support and Praises Canadian Dockers For Taking Job Action to Fight Automation NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 28, 2023) ILA President Harold J. Daggett sent a letter of solidarity and support to ILWU Canadian President Rob

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Registration Now Available On-line for Atlantic Coast District Convention and International Convention

Registration Now Available On-line for Atlantic Coast District Convention and International Convention Scheduled For July at Diplomat Beach Resort Hotel in Hollywood, Florida NORTH BERGEN, NJ (May 5, 2023) Registration for the ILA’s two conventions coming up this summer at the Diplomat Beach Resort Hotel in Hollywood, Florida is now available on-line. Delegates and guests

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Twelve-Year-Old Child of Brooklyn ILA Member In Critical Need Of Bone Marrow Donor!

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 27, 2023) A 12-year-old boy, whose father is a longshoreman at Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn and a member of ILA Local 1814, is in desperate need of bone marrow donors to help save his life. The family said the youngster was recently diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a rare but

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ILA & International Workers' Day

Workers Memorial Day Events Announced At Ports in Miami and New York-New Jersey

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 22, 2023) On Friday, April 28, 2023, the International Longshoremen’s Association will join the world-wide labor movement observing “International Workers’ Memorial Day” to remember workers killed, injured, or made ill on the job and to renew the fight for strong safety and health protections.” At ILA ports up and down

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