ILA News

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 19, 2020) — The International Longshoremen’s Association mourns the passing of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion for Civil Rights; Women’s Rights and for all working Americans and their families. “The ILA specifically and the entire Labor Movement lost one of its greatest champions and fighters […]

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 3, 2020) The Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, called ILA workers “American Heroes” several months for their bravery in keeping the Port of New York and New Jersey ports open throughout this long and arduous COVID-19 pandemic. Now tens of thousands of New Jersey holiday weekend beach goers and

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 3, 2020) Robert E. Gleason, well known and respected ILA officer, who served as Secretary-Treasurer of the International Longshoremen’s Association, for over 20 years, passed away in his hometown of Warwick, New York earlier today. He had just celebrated his 82nd birthday last month on August 8th and his family was

An energy project NYC must say yes to by MIKE IZZO NEW YORK CITY, NY (August 28, 2020)  New York is at a crossroads in its transition to a clean energy economy. Two weeks ago, the state took a major step forward to securing its position as the nation’s leader in offshore wind by announcing