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Boston ILA Rocks the Vote

Boston ILA “Rocks The Vote” for Massachusetts Senate candidate Joseph Kennedy

“Dropkick Murphys”, Boston’s famed Punk/Celtic Band Joins ILA Members For “Get Out The Vote” Outdoor Concert In historic top photo, Rep. Joe Kennedy, who is running for U.S. Senate, is first member in his famous Kennedy clan to hold ILA flag and is joined by ILA’s Dempsey Murphy, Local 799 and Steve Ashy, Local 800. […]

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Raul Vasquez Jr memorial

International Longshoremen’s Association’s Raul Vasquez, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer, ILA Local 1814, Brooklyn and longtime ILA Member, Passes Away on Thursday, July 23 ,2020

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association mourns the passing on Thursday, July 23, 2020 of Raul Vasquez, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer, ILA Local 1814, Brooklyn. “We have lost one of our finest ILA officers in Raul Vasquez, Jr.,” said International President Harold J. Daggett. “Raul epitomized the very best as a husband, father and ILA

International Longshoremen’s Association’s Raul Vasquez, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer, ILA Local 1814, Brooklyn and longtime ILA Member, Passes Away on Thursday, July 23 ,2020 Read More »

ILA Stands In Solidarity With ILWU Condemning Seward, Alaska Company For Union Busting; Possehl Erzkontor GmbH (Peter Cremer) & Alaska Logistics Hired Non-Union Longshore Workers

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 11, 2020)  The International Longshoremen’s Association today condemned a Seward, Alaska company for union busting, hiring non-ILWU workers to perform jobs historically done by members of Local 60 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. “We are extremely concerned that Possehl Erzkontor GmbH (Peter Cremer) and Alask Logistics have recently hired

ILA Stands In Solidarity With ILWU Condemning Seward, Alaska Company For Union Busting; Possehl Erzkontor GmbH (Peter Cremer) & Alaska Logistics Hired Non-Union Longshore Workers Read More »

ILA and Two Employer Groups In Port of New York and New Jersey Expand List of U.S. States That Will Require ILA Workers Visiting Them to Self-Quarantine for 14-Days Upon Return

Click to view original notice June 30, 2020 TO: ILA Workforce in New York and New Jersey Re: MMMCA, NYSA, and ILA Expand List of States Subject to COVID-19 Quarantine Due to surging coronavirus infection rates, there are now sixteen (16) states that meet the criteria for quarantine. Starting today, if you return from travel

ILA and Two Employer Groups In Port of New York and New Jersey Expand List of U.S. States That Will Require ILA Workers Visiting Them to Self-Quarantine for 14-Days Upon Return Read More »