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ILA President Harold Daggett Announces Union’s Endorsement of Gubernatorial Candidates Stacey Abrams of Georgia and Andrew Gillum of Florida

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ (October 29, 2018) – Harold J. Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association used the occasion of the ILA’s Sixth Annual Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Awards Dinner held on Saturday, October 27, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia to announce his union’s endorsement of Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum, both Democratic candidates for […]

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ILA To Boycott ITF Congress In Singapore After It Learns World-Wide Labor Organization Agrees To Enter Pact That Endorses Port Automation

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 8, 2018) The International Longshoremen’s Association is boycotting the 44th Congress of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which is scheduled to begin this Sunday, October 14, 2018 in Singapore. Harold J. Daggett, International ILA President said his union will not send delegates to the ITF Congress to condemn the ITF for

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ILA and USMX Officially Sign Six-Year Contract Agreement That Brings Labor Peace To Industry Until September 30, 2024

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 26, 2018) The two leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd., officially signed the six-year ILA-USMX Master Contract extension, with ILA President Harold J. Daggett calling the agreement the “greatest contract in the history of the ILA.” Surrounded by ILA officers and USMX board and

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Harold Daggett and ILA in support of Portuguese Dockers

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September 20, 2018 To Our Sister and Brother Portuguese Dockworkers: The International Longshoremen’s Association stands with our Sister and Brother Portuguese Dockworkers and in full solidarity with them as they stage a 24-hour strike today, September 20, 2018, and throughout this month at ports including Leixões and Lisbon. The tens of thousands of ILA members

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International Longshoremen’s Association Endorses U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey For Reelection

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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 8, 2018) The International Longshoremen’s Association endorses Robert Menendez for reelection to the U.S. Senate from the State of New Jersey. “Today, the thousands of ILA members and their families who live and work in New Jersey proudly and enthusiastically endorse our friend and champion of workers, Senator Bob Menendez for

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