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International Longshoremen’s Association and New York Shipping Association Announce Tentative Agreement on Six-Year Local Contract for Port of New York and New Jersey

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (Tuesday, July 10, 2018) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) announced they have reached tentative agreement on a six-year Local Contract for the Port of New York and New Jersey, subject to ratification by ILA members and by the NYSA membership. USMX and the ILA […]

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Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor In Desperate Media Blitz To Stop New York Legislature From Joining New Jersey Lawmakers To Disband Costly Agency

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 22, 2018) In the past week, the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor convinced two media outlets to run news segments aimed at justifying their continued existence in the face of growing legislative pressure from New Jersey and New York to disband the antiquated, unnecessary and costly agency, according to

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Teddy Gleason Scholarship Winners Selected for 2018; Eight Students Will Each Receive $24,000 in Educational Grants

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NEW YORK — The International Longshoremen’s Association and New York Shipping Association, Inc. yesterday announced the eight winners of the 2018 Teddy Gleason Scholarships. All eight students are dependents of ILA members working for NYSA member companies in the Greater Metropolitan area. The NYSA-ILA Scholarship Fund, named in honor of the late ILA president Teddy

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Worldwide Support Growing For ILA Philadelphia Members; ITF Joins IDC Pledging Full Support To Battle Anti-ILA Forces

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (May 23, 2018) The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has joined the International Dockers’ Council (IDC) pledging full support to members of the International Longshoremen’s Association at the Port of Philadelphia and Wilmington in their current battle with Ports of Delaware River Marine Trade Association and two companies. The two worldwide

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