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After Years of Dedicated Effort, ACD Vice President Richard Suarez and ILA See Launch Today of Dedicated Ambulance and Helicopter Service At Port Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey To Bring Immediate Aid to Injured Longshore Workers

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June, 1, 2020) Richard Suarez, a member and former president of Local 1235, International Longshoremen’s Association and a current Atlantic Coast District Vice President and Executive Board member, has been a man on a mission for the past several years working tirelessly at securing a dedicated ambulance service for ILA members […]

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ILA President Harold Daggett Calls On Minnesota Governor To Bring Swift Justice To Those Responsible For Apparent Murder of George Floyd

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (May 30, 2020) – The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association called on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to bring swift justice to the police officers responsible for “the apparent murder of George Floyd.”  Harold J. Daggett sent an email letter to the Minnesota Governor late Friday evening, May 29, saying the overpowering

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ILA President Harold J. Daggett’s 2020 Memorial Day Message to ILA Members and Their Families

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May 25, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers: I extend warm fraternal greetings to you and your families as our nation celebrates Memorial Day 2020. Our union – the International Longshoremen’s Association – proudly acknowledges that our union’s flag that bears our initials “I.L.A.” also represents I Love America. On Memorial Day, we honor all men

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2020 National Maritime Day

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Thanks ILA Members For Their Contributions During COVID-19 Pandemic, Praising Them As Dedicated Professionals “who keep our ports open.” “Ports and Longshoremen have been expediting the movement of essential cargo,” the Transportation Secretary states in this video tribute.

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ILA Local Presidents In New York and New Jersey Took Charge Early in COVID-19 Pandemic Securing PPE For Their Members; Prompt Actions Helped Keep ILA Workforce Protected

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Buddy Smith, President, ILA Local 1233 Brandon Garcia, President, ILA Local 1235 Dennis A. Daggett, President, ILA Local 1804-1 David Cicalese, President, ILA Local 1 Mike Izzo, President, ILA Local 920 Frank Agosta, President, ILA Local 1814 Virgil Maldonado, President, ILA Local 1588 John Cuozzo, President, ILA Local 1478-2 Charles Ward, President, New York-New Jersey

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