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An Open Letter to the Public: The Real Story Behind Our Fight, Told by an ILA Member and Officer

An Open Letter to the Public: The Real Story Behind Our Fight, Told by an ILA Member and Officer Dear Friends and Supporters, I am writing to you today as Dennis A. Daggett, a member and Executive Vice President of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), and a representative of the International Dockworkers Council (IDC).  At […]

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ILA President Harold Daggett Says Time Has Come for Shippers to Respect and Reward ILA Workers with Great Contract or “We Will Hit the Streets!”

ILA President Harold Daggett Says Time Has Come For Shippers To Respect and Reward ILA Workers With Great Contract Or “We Will Hit the Streets!” NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 21, 2024). Thank you, Dennis for telling the world how special our jobs are; if it wasn’t for the dockworkers around the world these companies would

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ILA’s Charles Spencer Receives 2024 Benjamin L. Hooks “Keeper of the Flame” Award

ILA’s Charles Spencer Receives 2024 Benjamin L. Hooks “Keeper of the Flame” Award From National Association for the Advancement of Colored People At Organization’s Las Vegas Convention NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 16, 2024). Charles Spencer, Executive Vice President Emeritus of the International Longshoremen’s Association’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District, and a legendary leader

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ILA President Harold Daggett Asks ILA Members To Pray For Former President Donald Trump and Victims at Saturday’s Pennsylvania Rally; Recalls Productive Meeting Last November With Trump

ILA President Harold Daggett Asks ILA Members To Pray For Former President Donald Trump and Victims at Saturday’s Pennsylvania Rally; Recalls Productive Meeting Last November With Trump At Mar-A-Lago and Their Talks About Threat of Automation NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 15, 2024) International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett expressed relief that the assassination

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ILA President Harold Daggett Says Threat of October 1st Strike At Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports Growing More Likely

ILA President Harold Daggett Says Threat of October 1st Strike At Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports Growing More Likely As Current Contract With USMX Expires in 80 Days NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 12, 2024) The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association says the threat of a strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports

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