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Robert E. Gleason

Robert E. Gleason, Who Served as International ILA Secretary-Treasurer for More than Two Decades, Passes Away at Age 82

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 […]

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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

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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

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