ILA News

Popular “ILA Night at Yankee Stadium” Returns on Friday, September 27, 2024

Popular “ILA Night At Yankee Stadium” Returns on Friday, September 27, 2024, When ILA Goes to Bat For St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital; 7:05 Night Game Features 1960 World Series Rematch—Yanks against Pittsburgh Pirates NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 15, 2024) The widely popular “ILA Night At Yankee Stadium” is set for its 2024 edition […]

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ILA’s William “Billy” Hartigan to be Honored with 2024 Irish Echo Labor Leader Award

ILA’s William “Billy” Hartigan To Be Honored With 2024 Irish Echo Labor Leader Award; Local 1804-1 Business Agent and ITF Representative Receives Award Sept. 6 in NYC NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 12, 2024) William “Billy” Hartigan, Business Agent for Local 1804-1, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), and international labor activist who in recent years has

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ILA President Harold Daggett Preparing for Wage Scale Meetings with ILA Members in September—And a Potential Coastwide Strike in October

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 10, 2024) Harold J. Daggett, International President of the 85,000-member International Longshoremen’s Association, continues to work round the clock, eager to engage in serious negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), while also preparing his membership for a possible strike on October 1, 2024, if USMX fails to reach an agreement

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A Report from Dennis A. Daggett, International Executive Vice President, International Longshoremen’s Association

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 9, 2024) As the possibility of a strike looms over the shipping industry, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) stands firm in its fight for a contract that truly compensates its members. However, it’s disheartening to confront the reality that there are those who look down on blue-collar workers, believing that

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ILA Bringing Its Wage Scale Delegates Together In Early September For Wage Scale Committee Meetings and To Prepare For Possible Strike If No Agreement Can Be Reached

ILA Bringing Its Wage Scale Delegates Together In New Jersey In Early September For Wage Scale Committee Meetings and To Make Preparations For Possible Strike on October 1, 2024, If No Agreement With United States Maritime Alliance Can Be Reached NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 3, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) earlier this week alerted

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