ILA News

ILA President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett Offer Condolences On Death of Lisbon (Portugal) Dockworker Joao Alcacer

“When a dockworker’s life is cut short from a waterfront accident, tears fall from the cheeks of dockworkers at ports around the world,” Daggetts tell Portuguese Docker’s Union SEAL.   Download PDF here

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International Longshoremen’s Association Statement On Passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John J. Sweeney

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (February 2, 2021) The International Longshoremen’s Association mourns the passing of John J. Sweeney, former President of the AFL-CIO and International President of the Service Employees International Union. “John Sweeney was New York City’s gift to the American Labor movement,” said Harold J. Daggett, ILA President. “This proud son of Irish

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Federal Maritime Commission Urges Biden Administration To Help Prioritize Vaccine Availability To ILA and ILWU Longshore Workers To Avoid Port Shutdowns and Cripple Nation’s Supply Chain

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (January 29, 2021):  Two Commissioners from the Federal Maritime Commission sent a letter to President Joseph Biden urging him to  encourage Port States to prioritize vaccine availability to our nation’s dockworkers belonging to the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). “While we recognized that prioritization for

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