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ILA Honors Deceased Members For Workers’ Memorial Day 2020

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 28, 2020) The tens of thousands of ILA members join together to “pray for the dead and fight for the living” as labor organizations around the world recognize “Workers’ Memorial Day 2020 on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. “We pray for and remember those ILA members killed in waterfront accidents this […]

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With Eye Toward Protecting Container Royalty and MILA Benefits and Eligibility During COVID-19 Pandemic, ILA’s Dennis Daggett Spells Out Why “Hazard Pay” Could Threaten Industry’s Financial Stability

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 21, 2020). Today, ILA Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett addressed the issue of ILA employers paying workforce hazard pay during COVID-19 Pandemic. Responding to inquiries he received from posts on the ILA New York-New Jersey Covid-19 Information Facebook Page and telephone calls, Daggett addressed the issue straight on in

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ILA President Harold Daggett Calls ILA Members “America’s Heroes” In This Video That Salutes Them As They Keep Ports Open and Working During COVID-19 Pandemic. Other ILA Leaders Discuss Efforts to Keep Ports Open and Safe.

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Watch the video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDmojB5a5_o&feature=emb_logo

ILA President Harold Daggett Calls ILA Members “America’s Heroes” In This Video That Salutes Them As They Keep Ports Open and Working During COVID-19 Pandemic. Other ILA Leaders Discuss Efforts to Keep Ports Open and Safe. Read More »

ILA Leaders Working Round the Clock Securing PPE Equipment for ILA Longshore Workforce; ILA Leader Calls on President Trump and Congress To Make Protective Equipment Available

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (April 17, 2020) ILA Leadership wasted little time jumping into action to secure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for its ILA workforce, long before the Coronavirus Pandemic began a national crisis throughout North America and around the world. While their effort was strong and tireless from the very start, the availability of PPE

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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

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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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