ILA News

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (Dec. 23, 2015) – Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association received an early Christmas present last week when the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act, passed by Congress, postpones for two years the implementation of the American Care Act’s so called “Cadillac Tax.” ILA members covered under MILA might have seen the […]

An accident involving an ILA Local 824 member who was tossed into the turbulent Hudson River while tying up the passenger ship, Norwegian Breakaway, this past Sunday could have turned deadly, but instead had a happy ending thanks to a heroic rescue and lifesaving effort by a fellow ILA member. Mark McQuaid, 37-years-old and a

Click here to view the 2015 OSH Circulars The ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee (JSC) has produced a series of occupational safety and health (OSH) bulletins. These important materials for all employees, from safety personnel to rank-and-file maritime workers, were widely distributed via email, at industry-wide events, and are available here and on the USMX website.

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 15, 2015) The Maritime Labor Alliance, comprising six of the country’s leading maritime labor organizations, appointed Dr. Thomas Mackell to a newly created post of Executive Director, at the Alliance’s semi-annual meeting this week in Washington, DC. Dr. Mackell, whose involvement with maritime labor organizations spans decades, is currently Special