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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Extends Workers’ TWIC Cards That Expired On or After March 1, 2020 By 180 Days; Exemption Took Effect On April 10 and Remains Until July 31, 2020

ILA News

WASHINGTON, DC – (April 15, 2020) The TSA is granting a temporary exemption from requirements in “49 CFR part 1572” regarding the expiration of certain Transportation Workers Identification Credentials (TWIC). For the duration of this exemption, TSA will extend the expiration date of TWIC cards that expired on or after March 1, 2020 by 180 […]

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ILA and USMX Establish Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan To Assist Eligible ILA-Represented Master Contract Workers To Replace Lost Income Caused By COVID-19

COVID-19 Updates, ILA News

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 14, 2020) The ILA and USMX are happy to advice that they have agreed to establish this supplemental unemployment benefit plan (“SUB Plan”) to assist eligible ILA-represented workers covered by the Master Contract to replace lost income caused by the coronavirus know as COVID-1. The SUB Plan will supplement state

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ILA and Employers in New York and New Jersey Distribute Three Handbooks For Members Instructing Them On COVID-19 Scenarios and Benefits Available

COVID-19 Updates, ILA News

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 14, 2020) The ILA in the Port of New York and New Jersey was joined by New York Shipping Association; Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractor’s Association, Inc., and USMX in producing and distributing three Handbooks for ILA members Instructing them on COVID-19 Scenarios and Benefits Available. The three brochures were designed

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Sister of ILA International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett Passes Away From Complications Due To Coronavirus; Bettejane Daggett Jaeger Was 75

COVID-19 Updates, ILA News

NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (April 8, 2020). Bettejane Daggett Jaeger, sister of International President Harold J. Daggett, passed away today from complications due to COVID-19. Bettejane is the mother of Mary Jaeger, who is a Controller and Director of ILA Business Affairs at the International Longshoremen’s Association. “Our lovely Irish Rose said goodbye to us today,

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ILA and USMX Issue Protocol To Stop the Spread of Coronavirus In Master Contract Ports; Rules Are “Mandatory” For the Safety and Protection of the Workforce

COVID-19 Updates, ILA News

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (April 9, 2020) United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have agreed upon a protocol that must be followed by all Master Contract Employers and all ILA Locals that represent their employees, according to guidelines being distributed today, April 9th by Harold J. Daggett, International ILA President and

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