NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 4, 2025) – HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! To My ILA Members, I wish you and your family a Happy Fourth of July celebration. My fellow ILA Executive Officers join with me in this greeting for Independence Day 2025. Our beloved country is one year shy of celebrating its 250th Anniversary in 2026. […]
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CHARLESTON, SC (JUNE 26, 2025) The hundreds of global dockworkers and members of the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate their 25th Anniversary received a very special greeting and congratulations from the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. The Pontif’s message made clear his strong support for workers and unions. “I
CHARLESTON, SC (June 25, 2025) International Longshoremen’s Association Locals 1422, 1422-A and 1771 in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, hosted a 25th Anniversary Celebration of the “Charleston Five” Campaign on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, with labor leaders from across America and around the world, joining together in this Port City for a day-long reflection
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 20, 2025) Two monumental events that occurred a quarter of a century ago that world shape the course of International Dockworker solidarity and ignited the power of dockworkers joining together to fight for workers’ rights, equality, and respect from employers, will be celebrated over five days in Charleston, South Carolina from
To my 85,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, I wish you all a Happy Father’s Day. This holiday is very special to our International, and for me. For generations in the ILA, dating back to our founding in 1892, fathers have worked the ILA Waterfront providing for their families. From our beginnings, a powerful
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