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ILA President Harold J. Daggett’s 2024 Thanksgiving To ILA Members and Their Families

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Dear Sister and Brother ILA Members As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you. Your hard work, loyalty, and dedication to the International Longshoremen’s Association, are the backbone of everything we achieve together. Your work has real value —day in and day […]

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ILA President Harold Daggett Praises President Donald Trump On Nomination of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Lead U.S. Labor Department

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 25, 2024) Harold J. Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), praised incoming President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for U.S. Secretary of Labor. In a letter sent to President-elect Trump over the weekend, ILA President Daggett wrote: “On behalf of the 85,000-member ILA, I want

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ITF and Maritime Union of Australia Leader Paddy Crumlin Offers Full Support of Both Labor Organizations To Harold Daggett and ILA

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ITF and Maritime Union of Australia Leader Paddy Crumlin Offers Full Support of Both Labor Organizations To Harold Daggett and ILA Against USMX’s “Industrial War on Dockers and Seafarers Throughout the Globe” NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (November 21, 2024) Paddy Crumlin, in his dual roles as National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)

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Message to the ILA Membership from International President Harold J. Daggett

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“I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to our entire membership for your incredible support and unwavering solidarity. Together, we’re standing up to USMX and the shipping lines, who are pushing automation and new technology that threaten our jobs and the livelihoods of working people. We believe firmly that machines should not replace hard-working men

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Maritime Union of Australia Queensland Branch Joins ILA Battle Against Automation; Condemns USMX for Threatening Jobs, Livelihoods and Future of Longshore Workers

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 14, 2024) – The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) Queensland Branch wasted little time expressing powerful support and solidarity with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) in the fight against job-crippling automation. Just hours after the ILA broke off talks with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on Tuesday, November 13th, when employers

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